Jay Cross (American football executive)

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Jay Cross is an American football executive. From 2001 until 2007, he served as the President of the New York Jets. He was credited with helping the Jets secure the rights to MetLife Stadium.{{cite web |title=Cross resigns as Jets President, Team Makes Front Office Moves |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cross-resigns-as-jets-president-team-makes-front-office-moves-09000d5d808e161a |website=NFL.com |publisher=The Associated Press |access-date=November 29, 2018}}{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/24/nyregion/jets-tell-nfl-they-may-build-on-queens-site.html|title=Jets Tell N.F.L. They May Build on Queens Site|author= Charles V. Bagli|work=The New York Times|date=2005-09-24|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109161912/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/24/nyregion/jets-tell-nfl-they-may-build-on-queens-site.html|archivedate=2019-11-09|accessdate=2019-11-09}}

Cross left the Jets in 2008 to work for Related Hudson Yards.{{cite web |title=Jets Announce Senior Management Team |url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-announce-senior-management-team-2514176 |website=newyorkjets.com |accessdate=13 August 2019}}{{cite web|url= https://www.jetnation.com/2008/06/17/jay-cross/

|title= Jay Cross: We Hardly Knew You|author= |publisher=Jetnation.com|date=2008-06-17|accessdate=2019-11-09}}{{cite web|url= https://www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/press-media/press-releases/related-companies-names-jay-cross-president-related-hudson-yards|title= Related Companies Names Jay Cross President of Related Hudson Yards|author=|publisher=Jetnation.com|date=2008-01-17|accessdate=2019-11-09}}