By not making the playoffs since the 2010 season, it's fair to say that Jet fans have certainly had it tough, as well.

"That's definitely not lost on me," Douglas said. "Coming from (the Eagles) franchise that had never won a Super Bowl (until the 2017 season), and then coming here, seeing the passion that this fanbase has, and just looking forward to seeing it even more.

"Everyone in this organization, they deserve to feel the confetti fall when it comes to the Super Bowl. There's a lot of good feelings in life; getting married and having your first child, that moment's definitely up there. When you're looking up in the sky and it's just confetti everywhere and every piece of confetti is cut out to look like the Super Bowl trophy.

"That's what we do this for. This is why we work endless hours. This is why we travel thousands of miles away from home. This is the specific goal, to have that feeling that you've reached the mountaintop of your profession. We're going to do everything we can to make sure this fanbase has that feeling."

A two-time all-state offensive and defensive lineman while at Lee-Davis High School in Mechanicsville, Virginia, Douglas went on to start 45 consecutive games – from the opener in his redshirt freshman season to the final game of his senior year – and be named All-Atlantic 10 as a tackle at the University of Richmond.

Douglas, a team guy since he first tipped the scale at a few hamburgers over 300, worked with Jets head coach Adam Gase while with the Chicago Bears during the 2015 season. Gase was their offensive coordinator and Douglas was the director of college scouting.

"I'm an old offensive lineman. I've played O- and D-line my entire life. We're used to not getting singled out unless we screw up," he said. "But then at the same time, it's not about individual success, it's about making the quarterback look good. It's about making the running back look good. It's about making the team look good.