Rumors are a part of life in the NFL. It can be difficult to separate real signs something is about to happen from rampant speculation. With that said, there has been a lot of discussion lately about the Jets
potentially sending some well-known players out of town at the upcoming trade deadline.
Things reached a point where Johnson felt the need to respond.
New York Jets edge rusher Jermaine Johnson, the subject of trade speculation, doesn’t expect to go anywhere.
Johnson said Thursday that he received “clarity” from the front office.
“I’m definitely wanted here, and I want to stay here,” he told ESPN. “That’s been understood. Hence the tweet.
It certainly seems like the Jets are willing to take calls on some of their big name players at the very least.
It’s difficult to say which players they should trade, though, without knowing what is being offered. There is a price at which it makes sense to trade any player. Generally speaking, my view is that the Jets need to be adding quality players, not subtracting them. While the Jets need to add Draft picks to make up for the many that went traded away under the previous regime, that is best accomplished by trading down in the NFL Draft. Trading away a decent player might add a pick, but it also creates a hole that the pick might need to be used to address.
The one group of players who should definitely be dealt contains guys in the last year of their respective contracts whom the team has no intention of re-signing. It’s best to get something in return, even if small, rather than let them leave for nothing.
In any event, it will be an interesting trade deadline.
