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New York Jets about to sign Gamble as GM

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And it begins. Losing coordinators and front office staff.

Tom Gamble favorite to become New York Jets GM -- sources - ESPN New York


Tom Gamble top candidate for Jets
Updated: January 6, 2013, 1:11 PM ET
By Adam Schefter | ESPN

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The New York Jets' search for a new general manager is focused on San Francisco 49ers director of player personnel Tom Gamble, who interviewed for the job Saturday and has emerged as the favorite to become Mike Tannenbaum's successor, sources said.

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Gamble told the Jacksonville Jaguars he wasn't going to take a second interview for their GM job so he could concentrate on landing the Jets' position, sources said.

The Jaguars have narrowed their GM search to Falcons director of player personnel Dave Caldwell and Cardinals vice president of player personnel Steve Keim, sources said. Caldwell interviewed Friday with the Jets.

Meanwhile, Giants director of college scouting Marc Ross is scheduled to interview for the Jets GM job on Monday, a league source said. He will interview for the Panthers GM job on Tuesday.

Shortly after the Jets fired general manager Tannenbaum, they made a major push to interview and hire Ravens assistant general manager Eric DeCosta. Ultimately, they could not convince DeCosta to so much as interview for the job because he has a deal with Baltimore to be the successor to current GM Ozzie Newsome.

Gamble, the son of former Eagles president Harry Gamble, began his career in an entry-level position with the Eagles and worked his way up through the scouting and personnel ranks. He actually spent two seasons as a quality-control coach for the Jets under Rich Kotite (1995-1996).

The Jets received a glowing recommendation on Gamble from former NFL executive and current ESPN analyst Bill Polian, who worked as the Colts' GM when Gamble was a college scout for the team.

Gamble has spent seven years with the 49ers, currently overseeing pro and college scouting under GM Trent Baalke, a former Jets scout.

Information from ESPNNewYork.com's Rich Cimini was used in this report.
 

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It was bound to happen, and the New York Jets are as far away from the 49ers as possible. I just hope he doesn't target Roman now.
 

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This doesn't bother me provided we have a solid organization and succession plan. Success is going to lead to this so our folks getting poached means we are doing it right and winning. We just need the pipeline to stay full.
 

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It was bound to happen, and the New York Jets are as far away from the 49ers as possible. I just hope he doesn't target Roman now.

Rex is back at coach so he wouldn't be able to target him till 2014 at the earliest.
 
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