HC Todd Bowles, GM Mike Maccagnan Sign 2-Year Contract Extensions with Jets

New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles isn't going anywhere after he and general manager Mike Maccagnan received contract extensions Friday.

According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, each deal is for two years.

New York heads into its season finale against the New England Patriots on Sunday with a 5-10 record. Jets CEO Christopher Johnson discussed the extensions via the team website:

"We are very happy to have extended both Mike and Todd. During their time here, they have worked together to help the organization build a foundation on which to grow. They are identifying, developing, and getting productivity out of our players. I believe we are headed in the right direction. This provides us continuity and stability as we continue to move this team towards sustained success. We still have a lot of work to do and I am excited to work closely with both of them as we move forward."

Bowles, 54, is 20-27 in his three seasons in New York. His tenure began with a surprising 10-6 mark in 2015, but the team faltered over the last two seasons. Offensive issues derailed the squad's expected playoff push in 2016 and led to a 5-11 finish, and the 2017 Jets were expected to be one of the worst teams in football.

New York instead remained respectable given its talent deficiencies. Quarterback Josh McCown performed surprisingly well at age 38 before he suffered a hand injury in Week 14, and the team found two solid receivers in Robby Anderson and Jermaine Kearse.

But at least one Jets player wasn't happy with the direction of the team. In July, wide receiver Quincy Enunwa told Zach Braziller of the New York Post it was "hard to argue" with the narrative that New York would tank, though he made it clear the players wouldn't:

"It hasn't so much changed my mindset. A lot of the guys just want to win. Whatever it takes. I know they cut some guys obviously, but that's the business.

"I don't think any player is going to tank. Our jobs are on the line. Our families [depend on us]. We're out there to work and get our paycheck and win games. People are always going to say that kind of stuff, but we're just going to play."

In that sense, it's fair to argue Bowles never had much of a chance in 2017. The Jets were below average from a talent standpoint in each of his three seasons with the club and relied on a youth movement this year.

But extending Maccagnan allows the team to maintain continuity with its rebuild.

New York hired the general manager in January 2015 when he was the Houston Texans' director of college scouting. He joined the Texans when they were founded in 2000 and was previously a scout for Washington from 1994 to 1999.

Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reported at the time of Maccagnan's hiring he was the Jets' third general manager in a four-year span, as his predecessor, John Idzik, was fired after just two seasons.

Though the Jets' records under Maccagnan haven't been great and the team hasn't reached the playoffs since 2010, ownership believes it has the right personnel in place in the front office.