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Though the 2025 NFL offseason hasn’t even technically started yet, one of the biggest storylines fans in the AFC North are monitoring is the potential availability of star Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson, who hasn’t outright requested a trade away from New York but has come darn close.
That’s right, after watching his usage rate drop steadily following the mid-season acquisition of Aaron Rodgers favorite DaVante Adams, the pride of Ohio State is widely expected to request a move this offseason, with ESPN’s Rich Cimini getting that ball rolling with a tidbit about the wide receiver camp back in December.
“I’ve talked to people in Garrett Wilson’s circle, no I want to emphasize this, this is speculation on their part, they think he will ask for a trade after the season,” Cimini said on Flight Deck. “Again, speculative, but people who know him, we don’t know that as a fact, but it’s certainly something to keep an eye on.”
Now granted, when Cimini made that report, the Jets still technically had hope, with the team securing their fourth win of the season over the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 15. While they weren’t going to close out the season with a playoff berth, as a 7-10 record in the AFC East wasn’t going to cut it any which way the season broke, they still could have taken some pride in going down swinging, with a chance to do some damage in 2025 with the right coaching staff assembled around their stars. Instead, Wilson closed out the season with four straight games with less than 67 passing yards, with the Pro Bowler failing to receive more than eight targets in any of the games.
While only time will tell how the offseason shakes out for the Jets, from who will be under center in Week 1 to how the rest of their offseason shakes out, if Wilson does decide to make good on the speculation and request a trade, it’s safe to say there will be plenty of teams across the NFL who could be interested in his services, including a few who would likely pay a very pretty penny to bring him to town.
Now, on paper, the Pittsburgh Steelers are about as dysfunctional as the Jets, with no clarity under center, changes expected at multiple key positions, and a wide receiver of their own who could be on the move based on his end-of-season comments in George Pickens, who isn’t quite Garrett Wilson but is no slouch either.
So, assuming Wilson – Russell, not Garrett – opts to re-join his former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll in Las Vegas, throwing the ball for Chip Kelly’s offense as a member of the Raiders, and the Steelers opt to re-sign Justin Fields as their starter in 2025, the Steelers would be in prime position to take BPA in the 2025 NFL Draft, be that a quarterback like...
