President-elect Donald Trump will name Woody Johnson, the owner of the NY Jets, ambassador to the United Kingdom, according to several media outlets.
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BREAKING: President-elect Trump will name the owner of NFL's NY Jets, Woody Johnson, to be ambassador to the United Kingdom, official says.
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) January 19, 2017
Not only that, at a Thursday Luncheon, Trump appeared to announce his choice when he introduces a guest as "sitting next to the ambassador Woody Johnson, going to Saint James. Congratulations, Woody."
The appointment could mean big changes for the Jets, because Johnson could hand over the team's operations to someone else as he focuses on his administration duties, according to NFL.com. For a team that's struggled as much as the Jets, the new operations chief could help right the franchide or set it even further back.
An NFL owner has served in an ambassador's role before. Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney was ambassador to Ireland from 2009-2012.
Johnson was a Jeb Bush supporter who basked Trump in the general election and gave his campaign money. Still, the president-elect couldn't help but get in a jab at his new ambassador:
Woody Johnson, owner of the NYJets, is @JebBush’s finance chairman. If Woody would’ve been w/me, he would’ve been in the playoffs, at least!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 4, 2016
