The New York Jets were the big sellers at the NFL trade deadline, shipping off Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams. While rookie GM Darren Mougey did take big swings, he could have done even more to kickstart this rebuild. The Jets had trade offers for Jermaine Johnson II from two NFC contenders before the deadline , per Jordan Schultz.

“Sources: The Bears and 49ers were among the teams that tried to trade for #Jets pass-rusher Jermaine Johnson II. New York wanted a 2nd-round pick, so Chicago pivoted to Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, while San Francisco ultimately stayed put. A move to the 49ers would’ve reunited Johnson with Robert Saleh,” Schultz reported.

Johnson was drafted in the first round of the 2022 draft, alongside Gardner and Garrett Wilson. As he approaches free agency, teams start

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