Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior Author
After the New York Jets’ acquisition of Davante Adams this week, a choose group of NFL groups have inquired into whether or not the Jets could be prepared to commerce fellow star huge receiver Garrett Wilson, league sources instructed ESPN on Saturday.
The Jets have heard from different groups however aren’t planning to commerce Wilson, in accordance with sources.
It is comprehensible why groups would attain out to the Jets, who added expertise on the huge receiver place in Adams. These groups additionally know Wilson ultimately shall be in line to land the kind of profitable contract that different huge receivers have signed in current months, because the market at that place has exploded.
Groups have been prepared to attempt to purchase Wilson with the understanding in addition they could be prepared to pay the previous first-round draft choice as soon as he’s eligible for a brand new contract. However that looks like a moot level in the intervening time, with New York planning to maintain Wilson.
Although they aren’t anticipated to commerce Wilson, the Jets are listening to provides for veteran huge receiver Mike Williams, in accordance with league sources.
Williams didn’t apply Wednesday or Thursday due to private causes, however the eight-year veteran mentioned he was anticipating to play Sunday night time towards the Steelers.
The Raiders at one level had been concerned about Williams being included in any potential Adams commerce — Las Vegas common supervisor Tom Telesco drafted and signed Williams to an extension throughout their time collectively in Los Angeles with the Chargers — however he was not included within the blockbuster commerce that was accomplished Tuesday.
The Jets as an alternative held on to Williams in the intervening time, nevertheless it may not be for much longer. Two of the groups, in accordance with league sources, are anticipated to be the Steelers and the Chargers, the place Williams performed the primary seven years of his profession.
The Jets and Steelers determined to desk any substantive discussions about Williams till subsequent week, in accordance with league sources.
Neither Williams nor Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich divulged the rationale for the receiver’s two-day respite this week. Williams had been known as out by quarterback Aaron Rodgers for working the improper route on the game-clinching interception in Monday night time’s 23-20 loss to the Payments.
The Jets traded for Adams the following day, that means a lowered function for Williams, who sidestepped a query Friday on whether or not he needed to be traded. Williams did say he was “excited” to have Adams on the workforce, and Wilson shared that sentiment, including that Adams was “one in every of my favourite gamers” rising up.
Requested if he was frightened about shedding targets, Wilson, the most-targeted participant within the NFL, mentioned, “Nah, on the finish of the day, if I do lose a couple of targets, that is wonderful. I received 22 the opposite day [in Week 5]. It do not take that many to get the place I need to get.”
The 2022 offensive rookie of the yr, Wilson has 41 receptions for 399 yards and three touchdowns this season, and Williams has solely 10 catches for 145 yards.
ESPN’s Wealthy Cimini contributed to this report.
