Mike Maccagnan

Mike Maccagnan
New York Jets
Position:	General manager
Personal information
Born:	Hightstown, New Jersey
Career information
High school:	Peddie School
College:	Trinity College
Career history
As executive:
	New York Jets (2015–present); General manager;
As administrator:
	Washington Redskins (1990); Scouting intern; World League of American Football (1990); League scout; London Monarchs (1991); Director of player personnel; Ottawa Rough Riders (1993); Scouting director of player personnel; Saskatchewan Roughriders (1994); Director of scouting; Washington Redskins (1994); College scout; Washington Redskins (1995–2000); Pro scout; Houston Texans (2000–2010); Coordinator of college scouting; Houston Texans (2010–2011); Assistant director of college scouting; Houston Texans (2011–2014); Director of college scouting; New York Jets (2015–present); General manager;
Career highlights and awards
	PFWA NFL Executive of the Year (2015);

Mike Maccagnan is an American football executive. On January 13, 2015, he became general manager for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL).^[1]

Early life

He graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in economics. Before that, he attended the Peddie School in Hightstown, NJ. Maccagnan played lacrosse and football in high school and also for Trinity College.^[2]

Career

He joined the Washington Redskins scouting department as an intern during the team's training camp in 1990. He joined the front-office of the newly-founded World League of American Football as a league scout before becoming the director of player personnel for the London Monarchs in 1991.

He spent one and a half seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a director of scouting and player personnel for the Ottawa Roughriders and Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1993 to 1994.

Maccagnan was reunited with the Washington Redskins as a scout from 1995 to 2000. He then joined the Houston Texans shortly after Charley Casserly's appointment as general manager. He spent 15 years with the organization, starting as a coordinator of college scouting, rising in 2011 to Director of College Scouting.^[3]

Maccagnan was hired as the general manager of the New York Jets on January 13, 2015.^[1] Shortly following his hiring, Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles was hired as the new head coach.

On December 29, 2017 it was announced he had signed a contract extension through 2020.^[4]

References

1 2 Lange, Randy (January 13, 2015). "Jets Name Mike Maccagnan New General Manager". New York Jets. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
↑ Cosentino, Dom (13 January 2015). "Mike Maccagnan: 10 things to know about Jets' new general manager". New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
↑ Cimini, Rick (14 January 2015). "Jets hire Mike Maccagnan as GM". ESPN. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/jets-extend-contracts-todd-bowles-mike-maccagnan-2-years-article-1.3725976

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[Lange,_Randy-1] 1 2 Lange, Randy (January 13, 2015). "Jets Name Mike Maccagnan New General Manager". New York Jets. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[Cosentino,_Dom-2] Cosentino, Dom (13 January 2015). "Mike Maccagnan: 10 things to know about Jets' new general manager". New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[ESPN-3] Cimini, Rick (14 January 2015). "Jets hire Mike Maccagnan as GM". ESPN. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[4] ttp://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/jets-extend-contracts-todd-bowles-mike-maccagnan-2-years-article-1.3725976