The New York Jets are, have been, and likely will continue to be a dysfunctional mess. With the dysfunction beginning at and emanating from the top of the organization.

The trickle-down has plenty of employees leaking out all sorts of information. It’s been a constant problem, predating Aaron Rodgers’s December 2023 rant regarding the “chickenshit” nature of Jets personnel serving as unnamed sources.

It’s human nature to be tempted to share secrets. For employees in a properly functioning organization, the circumstances override human nature. For those who are stuck in a hot mess, the only way to push back is to speak out.

On Tuesday, a bombshell leak emerged on the same day G.M. Joe Douglas was fired. The obvious dot-connecting is that Douglas personally provided the information as retaliation for his firing. However, that development also provides perfect cover for someone else to green light the gangrenous notion that owner Woody Johnson suggested benching Rodgers.

Look for more and more leaks to emanate from the Jets. The combination of motivated current and former employees and local and media constantly looking for more, more, and more will lead to more and more leaks. More and more unfortunate stories. More and more embarrassment. More and more problems.

And, for our purposes, more and more intrigue.