Jets' Will McDonald IV to Get More Snaps Despite Trade Request at NFL Deadline, Aaron Glenn Says

While Will McDonald IV may not have received the trade request he wanted, the New York Jets pass rusher will get more playing time moving forward.

Head coach Aaron Glenn said Wednesday that McDonald has "earned" a bigger role. Glenn also said he and McDonald met for an hour over the weekend.

"Obviously, there's some things that he needs to improve on -- I think he's done an outstanding job of doing that -- so I think we all can look forward to seeing his play time improve because of what he's done," Glenn said, per ESPN's Rich Cimini. "He's earned the right to be able to do that."

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported before the deadline that McDonald informed the team he wanted to be traded because he was "extremely frustrated with his usage."

McDonald, who is in his fourth season with the Jets, played just 24 snaps against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

The 27-year-old has recorded 16 tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble so far this year, but it sounds like he's going to have the chance for even more production the rest of the season.