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Report: Jets Interested in Trading For Broncos LB Bradley Chubb

New York is reportedly targeting this Pro Bowler ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline.
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Report: Jets Interested in Trading For Broncos LB Bradley Chubb
Report: Jets Interested in Trading For Broncos LB Bradley Chubb

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The Jets are interested in trading for Broncos outside linebacker Bradley Chubb ahead of Tuesday's deadline, per Peter King of NBC Sports.

King reports that both the Jets and Dolphins have considered dealing a first-round pick for Chubb, a Pro Bowler in the final season of his rookie deal.

New York, Miami or another team would "have to have a deal done with Chubb beyond this year" if they want to acquire the pass rusher at the deadline, per King.

Chubb was the No. 5 overall pick in 2018, recording 12 sacks as a rookie. Over 49 games in his career, including eight contests this season, Chubb has 26 sacks with 170 tackles, 33 tackles for loss and 58 quarterback hits. He's up to 5.5 sacks and two forced fumbles in 2022, poised to make this year his best performance since his first season in the NFL. 

With a 5-3 record entering play in Week 9, the Jets are in a position to use their draft capital to improve their roster, looking to end the longest postseason drought in the NFL. If they can lock a player like Chubb up for the next few years as well, they'd be adding another talented asset to their best position group—the Jets already have a deep rotation of pass rushers on their defensive line, from Carl Lawson to Quinnen Williams.

General manager Joe Douglas needs to decide if he wants to invest more picks and money in his defensive line. New York has other glaring needs, namely on the offensive line, and would also benefit from holding on to their early-round picks in next year's draft.

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Max Goodman covers the New York Jets for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. He also covers the New York Yankees, publisher  of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Yankees site, Inside The Pinstripes. Before starting out with SI, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. While at school, Goodman gathered valuable experience as an anchor and reporter on NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. Goodman previously interned at MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman and connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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