While the New York Jets dipped their toes into the trade waters, the Jacksonville Jaguars went whole hog. But there is a rumor of a bombshell trade the two teams tried to make before the Jaguars went on their three-deal bonanza.
And it involved Jets’ standout Will McDonald IV, according to Sports Illustrated.
“The trade request of Jets edge rusher Will McDonald IV is interesting,” Albert Breer wrote. “The Jaguars, before the flurry of action on Monday, had made a significant offer for him. Whether another one from another team is forthcoming remains to be seen.
“McDonald, who only played 24 snaps on Sunday, wants to go to a place where he’ll have a bigger role. And the trade request should at least smoke out any interest there is from other teams now. McDonald’s just one of a number of edge rushers teams have eyed leading up to today.”
Will the Jets make any more moves?
It appears the Jets are fine keeping things on the low key at this point. Head coach Aaron Glenn said the team doesn’t have grandiose plans, according to newyorkjets.com.
“Never say never, right, but right now, I know we're going to stand pat,” Glenn said. “And again, we're in the business of keeping good players. That's how I see it, but never say never. You never know what's going to happen. Again, me and Moug [General Manager Darren Mougey] will continue to talk about these things and see how it goes.”
This is Mougey’s first deadline day in his role as general manager. He said the braintrust is working hard and together.
“We meet weekly as a staff to discuss our roster and the potential trade values of our players,” Mougey said. “And we do this weekly as we go through the season leading up to it. So we have these values kind of set and these comps discussed as we go through the ebbs and flows of this season.”