Jets' Jermaine Johnson doesn't expect to be traded before the NFL trade deadline
New York Jets linebacker Jermaine Johnson II. Credit: AP/Kin Cheung
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Jermaine Johnson doesn’t want to be traded, and he doesn’t expect to be.
With the Nov. 4 deadline nearing, Johnson’s name has come up in trade rumors, and he said he has received “clarity” about his future from the Jets. On Wednesday, he posted a GIF from “The Wolf of Wall Street” on social media of Leonardo DiCaprio saying, “I’m not going anywhere.”
“There’s clarity in the building as far as that,” Johnson told Newsday on Thursday. “So I’m not really worried about that kind of stuff. I’m wanted here, and I want to stay here, so it’s as simple as that. That’s what it’s going to be.”
There are a number of Jets, and some prominent ones, who could be moved by the deadline.
Quinnen Williams, Breece Hall, Will McDonald, Quincy Williams, Allen Lazard and Michael Carter II have been mentioned in trade rumors. Either they could get the Jets a high draft pick or they’re in the final year of their contracts and could walk after the season.
Johnson is a young, talented edge rusher whom the new regime of coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey is high on. The Jets picked up Johnson’s fifth-year option earlier this year, guaranteeing his $13.4 million salary for 2026. Johnson wants to reward them for their belief.
“It means a lot that I’m being leaned on as somebody that they have faith in leading this kind of culture and team and just being who I am off the field as well as obviously on the field, which I feel like I have to be better, but it’s another story,’’ he said.
“It feels good that there’s a lot of faith in that, but I also don’t take that lightly. I’m doing everything in my power, on and off the field, to be all I can for this team.”
Al Iannazzone covers the Jets for Newsday after spending nearly two decades on the NBA beat with Knicks and Nets.
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