As the Jets prepare to interview Eagles vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas for their general manager vacancy Sunday, he wants to leave Philadelphia.

Or so says former NFL executive Michael Lombardi, on his podcast.

Via Bleeding Green Nation, here’s what Lombardi had to say about Douglas being the frontrunner for the Jets’ opening, and wanting out in Philadelphia:

“Everybody tells me it’s Joe Douglas. I mean, look, Joe Douglas, he’s going to have options. Well, Joe Douglas wants to leave Philly. I don’t think Joe Douglas is really that comfortable in Philadelphia in this current setup. The Eagles are going really extensively. They hired Andrew Berry [a former Browns executive, as vice president of football operations]. They’re going to go really with the analytics. Now, I think they’re going to do both. I think they’re going to have an analytic department and have an old-school personnel department, and see if they can bridge the two gaps. I don’t think Joe Douglas is sitting there, singing Kumbaya every single day in the office. Everybody tells me [the Jets’ vacancy] is his job. I can’t believe it’s somebody else.”

The Jets put out requests for five GM candidate interviews, but were turned down by the Vikings’ George Paton. The Seahawks’ Scott Fitterer wrapped up his interview Friday. The Saints’ Terry Fontenot will interview Saturday, followed by Douglas on Sunday, and the Bears’ Champ Kelly early next week, according to NFL Network.

Fontenot and Kelly are minority candidates, so the Jets will satisfy the Rooney Rule when Fontenot interviews Saturday.

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