Jets Seen as Sellers; Steelers, Packers Target Help

The New York Jets have started 0-4 and are widely expected to be sellers at the trade deadline, with RB Breece Hall, WR Allen Lazard and OL John Simpson frequently mentioned as movable assets while a blockbuster trade for franchise star Garrett Wilson is viewed as impractical. The Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1), dealing with Calvin Austin III’s shoulder injury, have been linked to Lazard as an inexpensive, Rodgers-familiar short-term receiver and to Simpson as a potential offensive-line upgrade. Lazard has three catches for 21 yards this season, carries $1.75 million guaranteed, and is expected to cost no more than a late Day-3 pick, making him an attractive deadline target. Some analysts say a Simpson-for-pick deal could help both Pittsburgh and New York by shoring up Pittsburgh’s line while allowing the Jets to stockpile draft capital during a rebuild. Meanwhile, the Green Bay Packers, after a poor showing versus Dallas, are weighing short- and long-term defensive moves, reportedly eyeing an unsigned former Chargers defensive back and tracking 2026 linebacker prospects Deontae Lawson, Isaiah Glasker and Harold Perkins Jr.