Tannenbaum helped found The 33rd Team in 2019, which is a football media, analytics and consulting outlet. Meanwhile, Spielman is a former GM with the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. They will help Jets owner Woody Johnson make new hires after the 2024 season.

The New York Jets cleaned house when they fired their head coach, Robert Salah, and general manager, Joe Douglas. In an effort to perform a thorough search for a new coach and GM, the Jets have brought in Mike Tannenbaum and Rick Spielman to aid in the search.

The Jets are turning to their past for help in plotting their future. The team is hiring The 33rd Team, which was founded by former Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum, to help the team identify, vet and coordinate candidates and interviews for their open GM and head coaching jobs,