Jets owner Woody Johnson responds, two weeks later, to “typical smear piece” | News World

It took more than two weeks, but Jets owner Woody Johnson has finally responded to the article from TheAthletic.com that characterized him as someone who allows his teenage sons to influence personnel moves, based in part on Madden ratings.

“I think the article is a typical smear piece — unsubstantiated,” Johnson told Brian Costello of the New York Post. “Nobody really stood up and put their name on anything. It’s absolutely untrue. Everything was out of context. When you’re losing games, it gives people the artistic license to kind of do what they want.”

Calling the claims in the item “absolutely untrue,” Johnson specifically pushed back on the notion that his son, Brick, is helping make decisions.

“He has no role in the organization,” Johnson said.

Having a role and having a voice are two different things. And Johnson admitted…more

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