The New York Jets may have another thing to worry about on their hands alongside the issues surrounding owner Woody Johnson and his handling of the football operations.
Following Jets practice on Thursday, star wide receiver Garrett Wilson was asked about the possibility of signing a contract extension with the team. He didn’t sound eager to want to remain with Gang Green.
“I don’t know man,” Wilson explain. “I just figure—I just do whatever, you know, whatever. Go about my day however, be where my feet at, you know?”
The question for Wilson comes amid speculation from ESPN’s Rich Cimini that the pass catcher could request a trade out of New York this offseason.
“[I] talk to people in Garrett Wilson’s circle,” Cimini said on his Flight Deckpodcast this week. “They think—now I wanna emphasize this is speculation on their part—they think he will ask for a trade after the season.”
The Jets drafted Wilson out of Ohio State with the 10th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft—and he’s shined ever since. Not only is the 5’11” pass-catcher on pace for a third straight 1,000-yard season, but he’s also scored a career-high six touchdowns in 2024 and—aside from some rather public frustration with QB Aaron Rodgers last weekend—has been a consummate professional for an otherwise dysfunctional franchise.
If Wilson is ultimately put up for trade by New York, they’ll surely have plenty of suitors ready to pick up the phone.
The 4–10 Jets take on the Rams this coming Sunday at 1:00 p.m. EST from MetLife Stadium.
