Ex-Jets Star Recalls Owner Woody Johnson Being Mean to Him Unnecessarily

Despite being the owner, Woody Johnson is not a popular figure in the New York Jets facility. Fans caught a glimpse of the brass side of his personality in a recent incident involving quarterback Justin Fields.

Fields’ inability to deliver a single win in the first seven games of the season displeased Johnson so much that he publicly called out the journeyman shot-caller.

A few days later, the Jets finally opened their account for the season by defeating the Cincinnati Bengals. The outcome could have gone either way, but the Jets held on to secure a one-point victory.

The win meant a lot for Fields as it broke the chain of losses. However, his statement following the game hinted that he had been hiding a lot of pain.

I’m going to get pretty vulnerable right here. This week, I found myself in my closet crying on the ground, lying down. Not because of the hardships, not because of the troubles. I felt like I was built to handle that, and I was put in place to handle this situation.

Similar to Fields, another Jets quarterback may have endured harsh words from Johnson in the past.

Jordan Travis, this name may sound familiar to natives of the Big Apple, particularly to fans who keep a keen eye on college football. Travis was the catalyst of the 2023 Florida State team that went unbeaten in the regular season before he suffered a leg injury that ended the Seminoles’ season.

The Jets drafted Travis in the fifth round (171 overall) in 2024 and placed him on IR. However, his recovery process failed, and he retired from football without even throwing a pass in the NFL.

Speaking with his older brother and former Toronto Blue Jay star Devon Travis on the Travis Take Two podcast, Jordan spilled the beans about a conversation with Woody Johnson when he was on IR.

I mean no disrespect [to Woody Johnson], but there were things that were said to me… about my leg. Like, just slick comments… It kind of made me feel a certain type of way. I told you about a few of them. ‘You ever gonna get healthy?’ and I’m just like, ‘Damn.’ Not, ‘How you feel,’ never that. It was always like, comments like that. And that’s kind of upset me, but kind of rolled over my head.

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