Getty New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh walking off the football field after an NFL contest.
The New York Jets continue to flip over every possible rock this offseason to attempt to pull off a blockbuster trade.
They have an insatiable thirst to make a big deal happen and after conversations at the NFL’s owner meetings, that hasn’t gone away despite missing out on former Kansas City Chiefs wideout Tyreek Hill.
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Are You Saying There Is a Chance?
Rich Cimini of ESPN provided a very interesting nugget in his April 3 column saying the Jets “continue to monitor the wide receiver market.”
Specifically, the “name to watch” according to Cimini is Tennessee Titans wide receiver, AJ Brown.
One of the reasons why the Titans could look to deal the talented playmaker is a “tight cap situation.”
According to Spotrac, Tennessee has the third-lowest cap space available in the NFL with just over $2 million.
#Titans WR AJ Brown remains ‘name to watch’ via trade for #Jets, per @RichCimini. He said one of the reasons is Tennessee’s ‘tight cap situation’ + Brown would be looking for ‘at least’ $25M APY on a new deal + Titans would be targeting 10th overall pick as centerpiece for a deal
The 24-year-old (who will be 25 by the start of the 2022 season) is due to receive a big-money extension. According to Cimini, his contract demands will likely reach “at least” $25 million per year on a new deal.
Also interestingly on April 2, the star wide receiver sent out some pretty cryptic tweets. It is unclear if that is in reference to his current predicament with the Titans, but speculation has run rampant on social media that it is directly associated with it.
Sometimes You Have to Risk It to Get the Biscuit
Since the Jets trade package for Hill became public, thanks to Adam Schefter of ESPN, that has seemingly set the standard for any possible wide receiver deal this offseason.
Here is the trade the Chiefs and Jets had in place for Tyreek Hill:
🏈Chiefs would have gotten picks No. 35, 38 and 69
🏈Jets would have gotten Hill and No. 103.
However, during general manager Joe Douglas’ open media availability, he wouldn’t rule out dipping into his first-round treasure chest to pull off a potential trade saying, “obviously it depends on who we are talking about but if it is the right opportunity we’ll consider any packages.”
.@Connor_J_Hughes asked #Jets GM Joe Douglas if their first round picks are ‘off the table’ in potential trade discussions, ‘obviously it depends who we are talking about but if it is the right opportunity we’ll consider any packages’: 🎥 @nyjets #TakeFlight #NFL
According to Cimini, if the Titans were to trade Brown to the Jets, they’d be targeting that No. 10 overall pick as a centerpiece for a deal.
While that would be an extremely high price to pay for Gang Green, sometimes you have to be willing to dive into the deep end of the pool.
Even if the Jets shipped off the No. 10 overall pick for Brown, they would still have three other selections all within the top-38 and in theory, the receiver position would be locked down.
The former Ole Miss star has an extremely close relationship with Elijah Moore and of course, he is a former teammate of Corey Davis. This would form one of the most dangerous sets of triplets in the NFL.
Brown would instantly become the true No. 1 wide receiver the Jets have been searching for and has the production to back it up:
- 185 catches
- 2,995 yards
- 25 total touchdowns
While Hill, formerly of the Chiefs, was more proven, he also was four years older. With Brown, they’d have a young star who hasn’t even entered his prime yet pairing with Zach Wilson. That is one significant way to help your second-year quarterback make a quantum leap in 2022.
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