The idea of Garrett Wilson landing in Pittsburgh has been floating around, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter poured cold water on it during the latest edition of his podcast.
“We brought up the name Garrett Wilson,” Schefter said, per Troy Montgomery of Steelers Depot. “I was told last week, ‘No way [the Jets] trade him.’”
That lines up with what has already been reported elsewhere. SNY’s Connor Hughes is among those who have said the Jets have told interested teams that Wilson “is not available.”
Wilson’s situation has naturally drawn attention because he and Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers were teammates during the 2023 and 2024 seasons. But Schefter made clear he doesn’t see that connection leading to a reunion in Pittsburgh.
“I love these people that bring up Aaron Rodgers and Garrett Wilson,” Schefter added. “I don't think people know that full relationship there.
I don't know that that would work. That's not happening.
Garrett Wilson's not being traded to Pittsburgh.”
Wilson had said ahead of this past weekend that he wanted to stay with the Jets through the Nov. 10 NFL trade deadline, though that came before New York dropped to 2-6 in what looks like another lost season. Even so, the Jets are not expected to move him.
Back in the summer of 2025, Wilson signed a four-year, $130M contract extension. That deal wouldn’t automatically rule out a trade, but it does make any move more complicated, and Schefter’s update suggests the Jets have no interest in entertaining one right now.
For Pittsburgh, which has been linked to multiple receivers ahead of the deadline, Wilson is apparently off the board. And if the Jets ever did consider moving him, waiting until the offseason would likely make more sense from a business standpoint than dealing him before the 2027 NFL Draft gets underway.
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