Overview

• President-elect Donald Trump has selected billionaire investment banker Warren A. Stephens as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom, pending Senate confirmation.
• Stephens replaces Woody Johnson, the New York Jets owner who held the position during Trump's first term from 2017 to 2021.
• Jets fans had hoped Johnson would reprise the role, but speculation now suggests he may be considered for another position in the Trump administration.
• Johnson has been criticized for the Jets' poor performance this season, including a 3-9 record, the firing of head coach Robert Saleh, and struggles with quarterback Aaron Rodgers' return.
• If Johnson leaves for a government role, his brother Christopher Johnson is expected to take over team operations, as he did during Woody's previous ambassadorship.