Woody Johnson: Owner of the New York Jets

About Woody Johnson: Owner of the New York Jets

Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV (born April 12, 1947) is an American businessman, the owner and chairman of the NFL's New York Jets, and was United States ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2017 to 2021 during Donald Trump's first term. He is a great-grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I and an heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune. In 2000 he purchased the Jets for $635 million alongside his younger brother, Christopher Johnson. A long-time Republican donor, Johnson supported Trump's 2016 campaign and was subsequently appointed ambassador to the UK, where events during his tenure included Britain's exit from the EU and the relocation of the US embassy in London; his brother Christopher took over Jets operations while he was abroad. On returning to New York in 2021 he resumed his role as Jets chairman. In 2023 he pursued Aaron Rodgers, with the Jets finalizing a trade with the Green Bay Packers in April, and in 2022 he made a 2 billion pound bid for Chelsea but withdrew that month. In July 2025 he completed the purchase of a 43% stake in Crystal Palace. Sources: English Wikipedia (Woody Johnson, accessed September 2026).

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Owner and chairman, New York Jets; former US Ambassador to the United Kingdom

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New York Jets

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