{"id":938857,"date":"2026-07-07T06:09:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T06:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/938857\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T06:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T06:09:25","slug":"vikings-kevin-oconnell-spoke-highly-of-jets-gm-darren-mougey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/938857\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell spoke highly of Jets GM Darren Mougey"},"content":{"rendered":"

July 6, 2026, 8:10 p.m. CT<\/p>\n

Minnesota Vikings<\/a> head coach Kevin O’Connell attended San Diego State for college, where he would become roommates with future New York Jets general manager Darren Mougey. The two would stay close, as O’Connell has been keeping tabs on what he has been doing in New York and recently sang his praises during a conference call on Thursday while promoting the upcoming American Century Championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the time I was complimenting him on whether\u00a0it was a great draft they had<\/a>, or how they handled some of their internal situations there \u2014 getting their running back [Breece Hall re-signed],\u201d O\u2019Connell said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think the plan that he\u2019s had has been really well thought-out. It\u2019s one thing \u2014 a lot of teams put the time and the energy in to have as much good planning as you can \u2014 but it\u2019s about the execution of those plans. The way Darren has gone about it doesn\u2019t surprise me.\u201d<\/p>\n

New York Jets fans have to be encouraged to hear positive things about their front office, as it has been a rough stretch for the franchise. The Jets have not made the playoffs since 2010 and seem to be building in the right direction, even if they have to wait another year to get a real quarterback on their roster.<\/p>\n

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