At 2-4, this is not where the Jets thought they would be at this point of the 2024 NFL season. With so many glaring issues on the team that point to that record, one isn’t wrong to wonder why New York would make the big move to trade for wide receiver Davante Adams that they made this week. According to Ralph Vacchiano of FOX Sports, the answer is pretty simple.
It’s all or nothing for many important figures in the Jets organization this season. The team has already parted ways with former head coach Robert Saleh, and if things don’t improve, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich and general manager Joe Douglas won’t be far behind him. To date, the Jets are 29-60 with Douglas as GM and have yet to make the playoff with him at the helm. Add in the fact that quarterback Aaron Rodgers may not want to be playing next year at 42 years old, there’s a chance New York will be home to a new head coach, GM, and quarterback in 2025.
All of this is on the table with an unsuccessful 2024 campaign, so everyone in New York is all in on whatever it takes to win this season. If that means kowtowing to Rodgers and trading for his favorite receiver from their time in Green Bay, it appears that that’s what will happen.
Here are a few other rumors from the Jets in recent days:
- The Jets have been actively shopping pass rusher Haason Reddick after trading for him this offseason. They may be a bit selective on where he goes, though. Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated points out that, should New York trade Reddick to an NFC team, the pick conditional pick that they sent to the Eagles for him goes from a third-round pick to a second-rounder. As much as they’d like to wash their hands of the situation, the pick difference is severe enough that they’re likely being picky about how they deal Reddick.
- Another potential trade piece after the acquisition of Adams, it appears that wide receiver Mike Williams will play this weekend against the Steelers, per Connor Hughes of SportsNet New York. Ulbrich made the announcement today after Williams was a full participant at practice.
Just go all-in Douglas will be gone after the season not like it’ll be his problem.
i think Reddick will find no one is going to give him the multi-year top dollar deal he wants – i think Reddick plays for Jets at some point this season on a 2 yr deal