FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The NFL’s New York Jets have offered buyouts to 170 of 250 team employees, according to a report from Sports Business Journal.
The affected Jets’ employees must decide today – the end of the NFL’s fiscal year – whether to accept their buyouts, which were issued earlier this month, [per SBJ](https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/03/31/jets-offer-extensive-buyouts-seeking-culture-change/?publicationSource=newsletters&issue=67ea6ea6c2aa6ff47c4a56d1&utm_source=sbj&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=edition_morningbuzz). The buyout offers were sent to all non-contractual employees. There will not be layoffs if fewer employees than expected take the offer.
The Jets’ decision to offer mass buyouts were due to a change in culture, not financial motives, a source close to the team told SBJ.
“The exercise has identified opportunities to operate, align, and innovate more effectively,” a Jets spokesperson said. “As we position ourselves for this future growth, we felt it was essential to provide our employees with the opportunity to make an informed, autonomous decision about their careers given the direction of the company.”
The buyout offers have no minimum threshold for years of service with the Jets. Employees eligible for buyout offers are separated into three tiers, based on years of service:
* Those with fewer than 10 years of experience receive two weeks of pay for every year of service, plus a sum equivalent to their 2024 bonus.
* Those with 10-20 years of experience were offered three weeks of pay for every year of service, their health insurance premium for that period, and a sum equal to their 2024 bonus.
* Those with 20-plus years of experience, and all vice presidents and above by title, were offered 80 weeks of pay and health insurance, as well as their 2024 bonus.
The Jets, owned by Woody Johnson, are coming off their ninth consecutive losing season, finishing last season with a 5-12 record. Following a 2-3 start to the season, the Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh on Oct. 8, 2024, and replaced him with interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich, who went 3-9 in 12 games. A month after Saleh was fired, the Jets fired general manager Joe Douglas in November and replaced him with [former Cleveland Browns general manager](https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2024/11/jets-name-former-browns-gm-as-their-interim-after-firing-joe-douglas.html) Phil Savage.
In January, the Jets hired Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as the franchise’s next head coach. Glenn, a 15-year NFL veteran cornerback and three-time Pro Bowler, played his first eight seasons with the Jets after being drafted in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft.
The Jets have an NFL-worst record of 46-102 since 2016.