One of the top executives in Brian Gutekunst’s front office will interview with the New York Jets for their open general manager job. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Green Bay Packers vice president of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan is expected to interview with the Jets.
Sullivan has spent the last 21 seasons in Green Bay, working under both Gutekunst and Ted Thompson. After joining the team in 2004, Sullivan was an area scout for eight seasons (2008-15), the director of college scouting for two seasons (2016-17), the co-director of player personnel for four seasons (2018-21) and now the vice president of player personnel for the last three seasons — giving him vast experience as an evaluator of both college and professional talent.
The Jets are searching for a general manager after a midseason firing of Joe Douglas, who worked with Gutekunst and the Packers on a trade for future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers in 2023. Two years later, one of Gutekunst’s top executives will get an opportunity to show the Jets why he could run the team in 2025 and beyond.
The Jets went 5-12 in 2024 and could be on the verge of major organizational changes. New York is also in the process of searching for a new head coach after firing Robert Saleh midseason. Rodgers turned 41 last December and has an uncertain future in football.
Albert Breer of SI recently highlighted Sullivan as a “future NFL GM” entering the 2025 offseason. Breer mentioned Sullivan as an instrumental part of the Packers identifying Jordan Love as a quarterback prospect and later taking him in the 2020 draft.