Jets mull any trade options as deadline nears
Jets general manager Joe Douglas. Credit: Corey Sipkin
The Jets believe they can be a playoff team, and they could look to improve their chances of making it before Tuesday’s trade deadline.
General manager Joe Douglas might be busy leading up to the 4 p.m. deadline. The Jets (4-3) need help on the offensive line and at receiver.
Robert Saleh said he doubts the Jets will be able to get an offensive lineman because teams aren’t quick to give up on them. But he said he will meet with Douglas and his staff and talk about needs and who might be able to fill them via trade.
“He knows exactly where we are,” Saleh said. “We communicate what we need . . . The injuries make it obvious where the immediate needs are. If something pops up, he will get with us and ask us to watch some tape on a certain guy and get our opinion. If something really heats up, he’s always in constant communication.”
Edge rusher Carl Lawson and running backs Dalvin Cook and Michael Carter are the Jets who have come up most in trade rumors and reports.
The Jets aren’t necessarily expected to be sellers, but they might be willing to acquire draft capital for Lawson that could be used in the offseason.
Woods’ season ends
An MRI confirmed that Al Woods suffered a torn Achilles tendon, ending the defensive tackle’s season. Woods’ future in the NFL is unclear. He will turn 37 in the spring.
He is the third Jet who has torn an Achilles this year. Aaron Rodgers and Alijah Vera-Tucker are the others.
MVP Morstead
Thomas Morstead became the first punter in Jets history to have three punts downed inside the 5-yard line in a single game. Morstead punted 11 times Sunday against the Giants and averaged 48.1 yards.
“He’s a leader in our locker room even though he’s a punter,” linebacker C.J. Mosley said. “Everybody respects the hell out of him . . . He definitely was the MVP of this game.”
Hello, Newman
The defensive coaches voted offensive lineman Xavier Newman the scout team player of the week for his work getting the defense ready. Newman was elevated for Sunday’s game, and injuries on the line led to his playing a career-high 46 snaps at right guard and center.
Two-minute drill
Receiver Randall Cobb was inactive Sunday because of a shoulder injury suffered while catching a two-point conversion on the winning touchdown in Week 6 against Philadelphia. Saleh said, “He took a shot to the shoulder and has not been able to recover at the speed we were hoping.”
Al Iannazzone covers the Jets for Newsday after spending nearly two decades on the NBA beat with Knicks and Nets.
