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Report: NFL teams interested in three Jets players at 2024 NFL trade deadline

Report: NFL teams interested in three Jets players at 2024 NFL trade deadline

(Update: 1:35 p.m.): The Jets have traded wide receiver Mike Williams:

2024 NFL trade deadline: Jets end up shipping out wide receiver anyway

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The New York Jets were already active ahead of the 2024 NFL trade deadline.

With the 4 p.m. cutoff now here on Nov. 5, could another move be on the way? It remains to be seen.

However, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini named three players that could end up moving… but there’s a curveball: These players would only be traded if New York general manager Joe Douglas decides the team will be selling, not buying, at the deadline.

At 3-6 and coming off a win against the Houston Texans, the Jets seem positive about their outlook.

Even so, there were a trio of players in green and white recently named in a report that other teams are calling about to ask if the Jets would considering moving them.

The full list can be found below:

WR Garrett Wilson

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Wilson could be a player that is in the fold for the Jets’ plans now and in the future. What this potentially comes down to is what New York could get in return. After a tough start to 2024, Wilson is one of the players that would hold the most trade value in terms of what the Jets could get in return for him in case New York believes he won’t re-sign this upcoming offseason.

CB DJ Reed

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Reed is having a top-flight season for New York’s defense. Throughout most of the season, he’s been the Jets’ No. 1 cornerback over Sauce Gardner if you’re looking at metrics like Pro Football Focus. However, Reed is playing on an expiring contract and teams around the NFL are likely asking the Jets if they’d like to cash in on him.

WR Davante Adams

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Davante Adams? After just acquiring him? Well, if the Jets really thought their season was over, Adams could fetch back the draft pick New York gave up for him. It seems unlikely the front office and quarterback Aaron Rodgers would give this one a stamp of approval, though…

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Causes for concern as the Bills face the Jets in Week 6

Causes for concern as the Bills face the Jets in Week 6

The Buffalo Bills will head to Metlife Stadium to take on the New York Jets on Monday Night Football in Week 6.

The divisional clash will feature Bills (3-2) and Jets (2-3) teams that both lost last week.

The winner of Monday’s game will be the leader in the division. If the Bills win, they will gain a stranglehold on the division even after an up-and-down start to the season.

For the Bills to improve to 4-2 and take a two-game lead in the AFC East, they will need to be wary of these three things from the Jets on Monday:

Pass coverage

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Sauce Gardner and DJ Reed are arguably the best cornerback duo in the NFL. They are a big reason the team is ranked second in the the NFL in both total defense and pass defense. According to PFF, Reed is graded as the best cornerback in the league through five weeks. His 90.8 coverage grade is second in the entire NFL to the 49ers’ Fred Warner.

Despite losing last week, the Jets held a red-hot Minnesota Vikings offense to just 179 passing yards. Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold posted a 50.3 passer rating while completing just 14 passes on 31 attempts (45%). Last week, Josh Allen posted even worse numbers than those. He and offensive coordinator Joe Brady need a bounceback game in the worst way. It’s a tough matchup for the Bills after their wide receivers struggled against the Houston Texans.

Pass rush

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It’s not just the coverage downfield that makes the Jets’ defense a nightmare. The big guys up front can reach the quarterback with the best of them. The Jets are fourth in the NFL in sacks with 18. Jets edge rusher Will McDonald IV is tied for second in the league in sacks with 6.

After Allen was pressured on 41.7% of his dropbacks against the Texans, the Bills offense now faces a team who can get after the QB in the same way.

For all the times Allen was under pressure in Week 5, he didn’t complete a single pass when pressured. Protection for Allen needs to be on point Monday or McDonald and company will have a major impact. And, receivers need to get open as well.

Unpredictability?

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The Jets promoted defensive coordinator to interim head coach after firing head coach Robert Saleh. They also changed offensive playcallers. Todd Downing takes over for Nathaniel Hackett as the team’s singal caller. After five weeks, ownership had seen enough of the same old problems.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers ranks 26th in the NFL in passer rating and has a 7-4 touchdown ratio. But still, the shakeup within the organization was unexpected.

As far as what the Bills can expect from Jets, there probably won’t be too much difference in what they were last week. There may be a couple added wrinkles in playcalls. Regardless, it will be a good test for head coach Sean McDermott and coordinators Joe Brady and Bobby Babich.

3 keys to a Jets victory vs. the Patriots in Week 3

3 keys to a Jets victory vs. the Patriots in Week 3:

The New York Jets will hope to add a win to their 2024 record in Week 3. The team will host the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium on Thursday.

As usual, it will never be a walk in the park in the NFL. If the Jets (1-1) expect to beat the Pats (1-1), there will be a few key things New York will have to focus on against New England.

It will have to be a full-team effort, make no mistake. But these factors could weigh heavy on whether or not New York grab a win or loss at home.

Here are three keys to the Jets pulling out a victory against the Patriots:

Keep stepping up

New York Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood.
Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood (USAT)

The Jets are likely to have multiple players on defense missing in their home opener. Pass rusher Jermaine Johnson (Achilles) is out. Linebacker CJ Mosley (toe) is listed as questionable. Cornerbacks Michael Carter II (ankle) and DJ Reed (knee) will play but are not going to be 100 percent and others could rotate in.

Head coach Robert Saleh has to put his players in the best positions to make sure the defense doesn’t miss a beat. Specifically, the Jets need to slow down Patriots rushers Rhamondre Stevenson and Antonio Gibson.

Give Aaron time

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The Jets had one of their best offensive line performances in a long time against the Tennessee Titans during their 24-17 win last week. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers does not look like his Hall of Fame resume as of now, but if you give him time, he can clearly get the ball in the right places.

Establish the run

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The story of the 2024 Jets through two games are running backs Breece Hall and Braelon Allen. Both of them performed well in their own right–And link this to the key above is factual as well.

If Hall and Allen keep rolling (the offensive line must continue to help here), it will keep the Patriots defense on their toes. That will allow Rodgers to get to ball out to the likes of Garrett Wilson & Co. at the playmaker positions. The Patriots won’t stand much of a chance if this happens.

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Jets’ Robert Saleh updates injuries for Michael Carter II, CJ Mosley, DJ Reed

Jets’ Robert Saleh updates injuries for Michael Carter II, CJ Mosley, DJ Reed

New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh provided both good and injury news on Monday. Following his team’s 24-17 Week 2 win over the Tennessee Titans, Saleh noted three names.

At the top, linebacker Jermaine Johnson (Achilles) has indeed sustained a season-ending injury. But the player gave us that news, not the coach.

Ahead of facing the New England Patriots (1-1) in Week 3’s “Thursday Night Football” matchup, we now have more context on the statuses of cornerback Michael Carter II, linebacker CJ Mosley and cornerback DJ Reed thanks to Saleh.

On the negative side of the ledger, the ankle injury Carter has is not going anywhere. The coach did say the Jets are “hopeful” Carter can play against the Pats but added his ankle is going to be a problem for the foreseeable future. Carter featured in a limited role against the Titans.

Relating to Mosley and Reed, they did not fare as well in Tennessee. Reed (knee) did not play. Mosley started but left the game and did not return because of a toe injury.

Saleh kept his cards close to his chest on that pair. All he said was, once again, “hopeful.”

Regarding Saleh’s more interesting update on Carter’s outlook, see the attached clip below:

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Titans’ final injury report for Week 2: No injury designations vs. Jets

The Tennessee Titans are healthy and ready to go against the New York Jets.

The Tennessee Titans return to the field against the New York Jets on Sunday afternoon at Nissan Stadium. 

After battling injuries most of training camp, the Titans are fully healthy with head coach Brian Callahan announcing there will be no injury designations this week. 

Cornerbacks Chidobe Awuzie (hip) and L’Jarius Sneed (rest) were limited participants, but are expected to play. 

Full injury reports for both the Titans and Jets can be found below.

Tennessee Titans

Out: None

Doubtful: None

Questionable: None

New York Jets 

Out: None

Doubtful: None

Questionable: D.J. Reed (knee), Michael Clemons (tricep)

Sauce Gardner, DJ Reed & the No. 1 ranked New York Jets pass defense

Having practice reps versus Aaron Rodgers during training camp has only made Sauce Gardner and the New York Jets pass defense better.

Last season the New York Jets led the entire NFL in opponent pass yards allowed per game. Sure, defensive back Sauce Gardner and D.J Reed didn’t tally up a bunch of interceptions but they did combine for 21 pass deflections.

Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will be afforded the opportunity to blitz opponents often knowing he has a group of stellar defensive backs. Jarrick Bernard-Converse also had a good preseason and will likely see reps as the slot defensive back when Ulbrich goes to his nickel personnel.

 

Reed, Gardner, and Bernard-Converse all have the ability to play man coverage and will allow safety Chuck Clark to cheat inside to help with run stop support. Opponents weren’t forced to throw the ball a lot versus the Jets last season because the Jets were horrific on offense but that’s likely to change.

The 2024 Jets’ offensive attack will lead to more scoring and game leads this year forcing opponents into passing the ball at higher volumes.

There isn’t a wide receiver in the NFL that does not respect Gardner as an elite defender. Having been afforded the opportunity to get practice reps versus Aaron Rodgers during training camp, the Jets’ pass defense will only become more potent as the season progresses.

D.J. Reed officially out for Week 5 with concussion

D.J. Reed is officially out for Sunday.

The Jets will officially be without two of their top four cornerbacks for their Week 5 trip to Denver.

D.J. Reed was not cleared from the concussion protocol Friday, as was expected, and will not play Sunday against the Broncos. The Jets had already ruled out Brandin Echols with a hamstring injury earlier in the week.

With Reed and Hall out, the Jets will have to figure out how to set their lineup for Sunday. They could simply put Bryce Hall into Reed’s spot Sunday or they could shuffle pieces around.

Head coach Robert Saleh even said Friday there was no hesitation about the possibility of moving nickel corner Michael Carter II outside.

It will be very interesting to see how the Jets put this puzzle together going up against the Broncos wide receivers. They also have extra depth now on the practice squad that may get called up as well this week. Craig James, Kalon Barnes and Tae Hayes were all added to the practice squad this week.

Jets injury report: Tony Adams back, D.J. Reed unlikely to play

Jets injury report: Tony Adams back, D.J. Reed unlikely to play

The Jets look to be getting one key piece of the secondary back this week but likely will be without two others.

Safety Tony Adams was a full participant in practice Thursday, his first full practice since injuring his hamstring in Week 2. He’ll be back this week, but the Jets will likely now be without two of their cornerbacks against the Denver Broncos.

Brandin Echols was already ruled out this week with a hamstring injury. The big question right now is on D.J. Reed. He missed practice again as he remains in the concussion protocol. We’ll know more Friday morning, but the likelihood is that he won’t be cleared in time to play. If Reed can’t go, it could be Bryce Hall getting the nod opposite Sauce Gardner but the Jets do have a number of options they can go with.

Linebacker Samuel Eguavoen has also missed practice this week with an ankle injury. Safety Jarrick Bernard-Converse (foot) and offensive tackle Carter Warren (shoulder) were both listed as limited. The Jets opened the 21-day practice window on both this week. Neither are officially on the 53-man roster yet.

Along with Adams, offensive tackle Mekhi Becton (knee) and offensive lineman Wes Schweitzer (concussion) were both full participants Thursday. Schweitzer has missed the last two games.

Brandin Echols out, D.J. Reed in concussion protocol

The Jets have a few injuries in the cornerback room.

The Jets are dealing with a couple of injuries in the secondary heading into Week 5. Head coach Robert Saleh provided updates Wednesday.

Cornerback Brandin Echols has a hamstring injury and he will not play Sunday against the Denver Broncos. He may even miss multiple weeks. It’s possible he also misses Week 6 against the Philadelphia Eagles with the bye week coming in Week 7 to give him extra rest.

In addition, cornerback D.J. Reed is in the concussion protocol. There is a good chance Reed will also miss Sunday’s game in Denver. No player has suffered a concussion and then played the following week since Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett last season in Week 7.

If Reed and Echols can’t go, the Jets would have an interesting decision to make at the position. Will they start Bryce Hall? Will they pull from elsewhere?

The Jets worked out corners Wednesday including nine-year veteran Terrance Mitchell. The 31-year-old played in 11 games last season for the Tennessee Titans, recording 39 tackles and an interception. It’s possible the Jets add him to the practice squad. New York also brought back cornerback Craig James to the practice squad on Tuesday and also added corners Tae Hayes and Kalon Barnes.

The Jets are also adding secondary depth in the form of sixth-round pick Jarrick Bernard-Converse. The Jets activated the 21-day practice window for both him and fourth-round rookie offensive tackle Carter Warren.

Bernard-Converse was on the Physically Unable to Perform list while Warren spent the first four weeks of the season on injured reserve.

D.J. Reed compares defense’s potential to 1985 Bears and Legion of Boom

Can the 2023 Jets be among the greatest defenses ever?

Could the 2023 New York Jets land in the same echelon as the 1985 Chicago Bears and 2013 Seattle Seahawks? If you ask cornerback D.J. Reed, it’s not out of the realm of possibility.

Reed spoke to the media on a Zoom call Monday and shared his belief that this year’s defense for the Jets has a chance to join those great Bears and Seahawks defenses as one of the greatest defenses in NFL history.

“I’m very confident,” Reed said about those chances (hat tip ESPN’s Rich Cimini). “I think we have the potential to be the best defense in the NFL. Honestly, I think we can be historical, not just the best defense in the league, but I think we can be a historical defense like the ’85-’86 Bears and the LOB [Seahawks’ Legion of Boom] in 2013. I think we can be that dominant if we just put all the things together.”

History buffs will also recall those two teams both won the Super Bowl in their respective seasons (Bears over Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX and Seahawks over Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII).

Those ’85 Bears allowed just 198 points in 16 games (12.4 points per game) and also led the league with 54 turnovers and 258.4 yards per game allowed, among other numbers.

The 2013 Seahawks were also the No. 1 scoring defense at just 14.4 points per game allowed and No. 1 with 273.6 yards per game allowed.

The 2022 Jets were No. 4 in scoring defense (18.6 points per game) and No. 4 in yards allowed (311 yards per game). As Cimini notes, Reed is one of eight returning starters on defense — only new faces are safety Tony Adams, linebacker Jamien Sherwood and defensive tackle Al Woods.

From Cimini:

Reed is bullish because he believes the Jets have the best defensive coordinator in Jeff Ulbrich and a smart, seasoned group, especially in the secondary. There’s also the talent — three Pro Bowl players in defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, linebacker C.J. Mosley and cornerback Sauce Gardner.

Reed and the Jets have a chance right away to show this defense can be historic. Their Week 1 opponent, the Buffalo Bills, boasted the No. 2 offense last season in terms of scoring (28.4 points per game) and total yards (397.6 per game). Only the Kansas City Chiefs, New York’s Week 4 opponent, had more.

In fact, the Jets see the top four scoring offenses from last season — Chiefs, Bills, Eagles, Cowboys — in the first six weeks of the season. We’ll find out rather quickly how great this defense can be and if Reed will be able to back up his words.