FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams says he has lost his starting job on the team's defense.

Williams, an All-Pro in 2023, was the subject of trade rumors in recent weeks leading up to the NFL's trade deadline on Tuesday. He thought he might be on the move when he returned from the bye week break.

“I didn't know,” Williams said after practice Wednesday. “I came in on Monday and I was a 2 (backup), so I didn't really understand what was going on. So, I kind of had those thoughts also. But it was one of those things where I was like, dang, I kind of told the Jets I wanted to be a Jet for the long term, so I didn't think a trade was (happening)."

He ended up staying with the Jets, but his younger brother Quinnen was sent to Dallas in one of two blockbuste

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