Garrett Wilson Rumors: NFL Insiders Wonder 'When, Not If' Jets WR Could Request Trade

The New York Jets have featured no shortage of drama and headlines this season, and wide receiver Garrett Wilson could be involved in the next development.

"Internally (and externally), many have wondered when—not if—Wilson will request a trade," Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reported Monday.

Rosenblatt noted the Ohio State product "expressed privately that if things didn't get better, he wouldn't want to stick around long-term" when the Jets struggled during the 2023 campaign.

To say this season hasn't gone according to plan for the Jets would be an understatement.

Expectations were sky-high with Aaron Rodgers returning under center to an offense that featured Wilson and Breece Hall. The defense was also expected to be solid, and a playoff spot seemed like a realistic goal.

Instead, New York is 3-10 and already fired head coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas during the season.

It traded for star receiver Davante Adams, but the team is 1-6 when he is on the field. What's more, Rodgers looks like anything but the peak version of himself at 41 years old, and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported earlier this month the quarterback "is considered right now to be a long shot to return to the Jets" in 2025:

There is also uncertainty about Adams' future with the team, and Rapoport reported Sunday the Jets "will never pay him" the $35.64 million for each year in 2025 and 2026 he is currently owed.

Enter Wilson, who is eligible to negotiate for a contract extension during the upcoming offseason and could look to become one of the league's highest-paid receivers.

While he has largely played well from an individual perspective since New York selected him with the No. 10 overall pick of the 2022 NFL draft, he has never experienced a winning season. And this season has surely been particularly frustrating, as Rosenblatt noted the Jets have already set a team record with five losses in games they led in the fourth quarter.

"When you're up in the fourth quarter all of a sudden it starts to feel like we have a losing problem, like a gene or some s—," Wilson said. "It's not like we're going out there and getting our butt beat from start to finish. No, we have a chance to win the game, we're supposed to win the game, odds are in our favor and we find a way to lose."

At a certain point all that losing adds up, and it may result in Wilson seeking an exit plan from the only NFL team he has ever known.