The QB for the New York Jets is being sent to the Las Vegas Raiders in an attempt to save money on a bad trade proposal

The New York Jets quarterback sitting is currently a disaster. Really, it’s been that way since Joe Namath. But the Jets are hoping Aaron Rodgers can stay healthy this season in a quest to take the team to the Super Bowl.

But the Zach Wilson experiment is over for the Jets. General manager Joe Douglas said the team permitted Wilson to seek a trade this offseason. The Jets will need to spend the next few weeks trying to find a trade partner before deciding if their better option is to cut Wilson.

The Las Vegas Raiders could be a trade option for Wilson

Cody Benjamin with CBS Sports named the Las Vegas Raiders as a logical landing spot for Wilson:

Wilson, who worked under Rodgers’ offense last season, would have some familiarity with the concepts Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams was used to with the Green Bay Packers. A Wilson-to-Adams connection in Las Vegas would be an entertaining sight to see next season.

But there’s one problem with any trade involving Wilson as the result of the team basically declaring the fourth-year player a draft bust.

As previously discussed on GH, The Jets owe him $5.4 million for the final year of his rookie deal and have a cap hit of $11.1 million for 2025. Mike Florio with NBC Sports thinks the Jets would have to send a team a draft pick plus Wilson in order to save the $5.4 million they ow Wilson for 2024.

While it usually isn’t ideal for a team to give away a player and a draft pick for no player or draft pick in return, saving $5.4 million could help the Jets to add help for this season as they go all-in with Rodgers this year.

The Raiders would get a Day 3 pick in return for Wilson’s hefty final year of his rookie contract, and they’d get the young quarterback to compete for a starting spot in a more stable situation next season. The Jets would clear some cap space so they can add depth to their offensive line to keep Rodgers healthy.