Jets enlist former GMs Mike Tannenbaum, Rick Spielman for help in search for new coach and GM [Video]

The New York Jets will be hiring a new coach and general manager in 2025. And they’ll be leaning on several former general managers, including their own, to aid in the process, enlisting The 33rd Team, a media outlet founded by ex-Jets executive and current ESPN analyst Mike Tannenbaum, for assistance.

Confirmed by CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones, the move will primarily result in Tannenbaum and former Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman, co-host of CBS Sports’ “With The First Pick” draft podcast, helping Jets owner Woody Johnson “identify, vet and coordinate candidates and interviews.”

This marks the first time The 33rd Team has been hired by an NFL team for such measures. The outlet, which brands itself as a “consortium” of past and present NFL analysts and executives, only Monday announcedit would begin offering “specialized consulting services … to elevate your organization …