Jets angrily deny astonishing claim Woody Johnson's teenage sons influenced team decisions
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The New York Jets have furiously denied a report claiming owner Woody Johnson's teenage sons Jack and Brick are influencing team decisions by sharing outside media with their father. '[The sons] have no roles in the organization,' a Jets spokesperson told The Athletic. 'It's completely ridiculous to suggest that any outside info is intended to replace the opinions of [Woody Johnson's] staff.'.
![[Woody Johnson and his son Jack are seen wearing some flashy chains before a 2023 game]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/15/93319525-14210181-image-a-10_1734621637810.jpg)
Jets fans awoke Thursday to a report in The Athletic claiming Johnson nixed a 2023 trade for Denver Broncos star receiver Jerry Jeudy due to his poor rating in a video game. The Broncos ultimately dealt Jeudy to Cleveland, where he recorded the first 1,000-yard season of his career and recently delivered a 235-yard effort against his former team.
![[Brick Johnson is pictured at the Jets facility in Florham Park during the 2021 Draft]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/15/93319745-14210181-image-a-16_1734621757200.jpg)
The problem, according to The Athletic's sources, is Johnson's increasing reliance on his teenage sons, Brick and Jack. To many inside the organization, the owner's references to the video game appeared to a sign of their growing sway over their father amid another tough season.
![[Livvy Dunne poses with Brick Johnson, the son of New York Jets owner Woody Johnson]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/15/93319415-14210181-Livvy_Dunne_poses_with_Brick_Johnson_the_son_of_New_York_Jets_ow-a-22_1734622073949.jpg)
'When we're discussing things, you'll hear Woody cite something that Brick or Jack read online that's being weighed equally against whatever opinion someone else in the department has,' one Jets executive told The Athletic. Jets spokespeople have pushed back against The Athletic's reporting, arguing that Johnson's teenage sons Brick and Jack do not have any influence over him.
![[Jack Johnson is seen on Instagram alongside Taylor Swift at a Jets-Chiefs game in 2023]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/15/93319747-14210181-image-a-19_1734621859752.jpg)
