University of Colorado head coach Dion Sanders has urged the New York Jets not to waste a potential opportunity after the team interviewed ESPN analyst Louis Riddick for their vacant general manager position.
Sanders expressed his support for Riddick in a post Thursday, writing: “Jets, please don’t mess this up and I pray this was a real interview and not something you all do. This guy. Deserves a real chance! She is a person of knowledge and class!
Jets please don’t mess this up and I pray this was a real interview and not all of you. This guy deserves a real chance! He is the epitome of knowledge and class! #Coach Prime https://t.co/Y1yrNDD4BB
— Coach Prime (@DeionSanders) January 3, 2025
Riddick, 55, brings an extensive background in the NFL. A former player, Riddick played six seasons in the league before transitioning to the front office. He served as the Philadelphia Eagles’ director of pro personnel from 2010 to 2013 and worked as a pro scout with Washington from 2001 to 2004, eventually becoming the team’s director of pro personnel from 2005 to 2007. Analyst
Sanders, who was Riddick’s teammate with the Atlanta Falcons in the early 1990s, appeared to refer to “The Rooney Rule” in his tweet. This NFL policy requires teams to interview at least one minority candidate for open positions, a practice that has sometimes been criticized for being used in bad faith, in which the candidate’s There is no real intention to seek services.
The Jets are searching for both a new general manager and head coach after firing Robert Saleh and Joe Douglas during the season. Riddick is among several candidates interviewed, along with Ron Rivera for head coach and other potential GM contenders such as Thomas Dimitroff, Jon Robinson, and Jim Nagy.