Jets GM Maccagnan Named PFWA Executive Of The Year
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan, who in his first season assembled a team that improved from 4-12 to 10-6, was named NFL Executive of the Year on Thursday by Pro Football Writers of America.
He is the first Jets executive to win the award since it began in 1993.
Maccagnan came from the Houston Texans, where he was director of college scouting, and promptly made several moves that helped propel the Jets to their winning season in five years, although they just missed the playoffs.
Among Maccagnan's key acquisitons: signing free agents Darrelle Revis, James Carpenter and Marcus Gilchrist, trading for quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and wide receiver Brandon Marshall and drafting defensive lineman Leonard Williams.
"I don't know that I went into the season with an idea of a certain number of wins or losses that was going to be a benchmark because you really don't know what happens with injuries and stuff like that," Maccagnan told reporters after the season. "But we were happy with the progress we've made."
