The Jets will fire Keith Carter as the offensive scapegoat after the 2023 season.
First call: Dec 18, 2023, 10:05 AM ET · Deadline: Sep 10, 2024, 12:00 AM ET · Historical archive
“Keith Carter will be the scapegoat.”OPEN THE ORIGINAL POST ↗
What we’re scoring
The quoted proposal explicitly says Hackett will be fired as a scapegoat. The author substitutes Carter and says Hackett stays. That direct exchange supports dismissal here; this is not a general rule that scapegoat always means fired.
The ruling
Carter returned as Jets offensive line coach for 2024.
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- Dec 18, 2023, 10:05 AM ET · originalThe Jets will fire Keith Carter as the offensive scapegoat after the 2023 season.Source post ↗
Public review history (3)
- Sep 24, 2026, 6:51 PM ET · approve
The quoted proposal explicitly says Hackett will be fired as a scapegoat. The author substitutes Carter and says Hackett stays. That direct exchange supports dismissal here; this is not a general rule that scapegoat always means fired.
- Sep 24, 2026, 6:51 PM ET · verdict
Carter returned as Jets offensive line coach for 2024.
- Sep 24, 2026, 6:57 PM ET · review-note
The quoted proposal explicitly says Hackett will be fired as a scapegoat. The author substitutes Carter and says Hackett stays. That direct exchange supports dismissal here; this is not a general rule that scapegoat always means fired. Jev advisory and original-source context manually reviewed; source-specific review decisions retained in the batch audit.
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