The New York Jets are set at quarterback for at least this year with a healthy Aaron Rodgers.
If the team is able to secure wide receiver Davante Adams from the Las Vegas Raiders, who has made clear he wants a trade to New York, the chances of keeping Rodgers around in 2025 and beyond probably increase significantly.
That said, Rodgers' career window in the NFL is minimal even by the most optimistic of outlooks as he approaches his 41st birthday in September. The Jets would do well to consider his successor now, while the chance for a young player to develop behind him -- just like Jordan Love did with the Green Bay Packers -- remains viable.
In that context, and operating under the assumption that there's a good chance Adams comes to town if the team is willing to pay a fair price for him, New York makes considerable sense as a trade destination for Bryce Young.
The former No. 1 pick of the Carolina Panthers in 2023 has already found the bench in favor of veteran journeyman Andy Dalton, and the Jets may be able to buy lower than any team in history on a top overall draft selection still early in his rookie contract.
"If the Panthers are truly done with 2023 first overall pick Bryce Young, they'll likely look to get him out of the building sooner than later," Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report wrote on Wednesday, October 2. "The New York Jets could pursue Young as a potential successor to the 40-year-old Aaron Rodgers."
The exact market for Young remains unclear, as the word coming out of Carolina is the organization is in no rush to trade him and may decide not to do so at all. There's a decent chance that message is more tactic than true position, however, and the Jets don't need to rush.
The NFL trade deadline is November 5 and it would make sense to try and get Young in-house before then if the Jets truly have an eye toward the future. If Adams ends up in the Big Apple and rekindles his old magic with Rodgers, there should be plenty of value to a player like Young working with the Jets offense on a daily basis.
But, if the Panthers push too hard or hold onto Young too tightly, New York could always revisit the possibility next spring.
