{"id":899399,"date":"2026-10-30T02:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T02:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/899399\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T02:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T02:04:17","slug":"should-the-49ers-offer-the-jets-a-jeffrey-simmons-deal-for-garrett-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/899399\/","title":{"rendered":"Should the 49ers offer the Jets a Jeffrey Simmons deal for Garrett Wilson?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the best players at his position signed a three-year, $105.8 million extension this past summer. That player was traded Thursday morning<\/a> to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2027 and 2028 first-round pick. The Titans also sent a fourth-rounder this year, while the Bears sent back a 2028 fifth-rounder.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a deal you make when Jeffery Simmons just turned 29. The Bears are telling you they believe Simmons will provide more value than the three picks they dealt away over the next three years, at least.<\/p>\n

Could the San Francisco 49ers pry away Garrett Wilson from the New York Jets? The situation is similar. The Jets are 2-5. Wilson signed a four-year, $130 million contract extension in July 2025.<\/p>\n

The selling point to the Jets<\/p>\n

The Jets will incur a dead cap if they trade Wilson. According to Over the Cap, trading Wilson would cost $6.75 million in dead money through 2029 and $4 million in 2030. Jets fans will cite that as a primary reason the Jets won\u2019t part ways with their budding star receiver.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s the other side of the coin: the cap space you save. You\u2019d save $16.5 million in 2027, and over $29 million during the next two years.<\/p>\n

This was Wilson last Sunday:<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Wilson said he didn\u2019t want to be traded, but he does want to win. Offensive coordinator Frank Reich described Wilson\u2019s frustrations as \u201ca healthy tension<\/a>\u201d on Thursday.<\/p>\n

From a long-term perspective, it seems silly for a team projected to use one of their first-round picks in 2027 on a quarterback to trade away a top-flight receiver like Wilson.<\/p>\n

The Jets haven\u2019t had any problems moving the ball in their last two games against divisional opponents.<\/p>\n

Rookie Omar Cooper Jr. has back-to-back 100-yard receiving games. Their other first-rounder, Kenyon Sadiq, isn\u2019t the most dangerous tight end on the roster. That goes to the second-rounder in \u201825, Mason Taylor.<\/p>\n

The Jets already have three first-round picks in the \u201827 draft. Adding another would give them the ammunition to at least attempt to replace Wilson. You\u2019re reminding them they can move the ball without Wilson while selling them on the value of buying two first-rounders to replace him.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll also open up cap space down the line for a team that\u2019ll already have the third-most next year with over $85 million<\/a> \u2014 and that\u2019s with Wilson\u2019s contract on the books.<\/p>\n

Why the 49ers should be aggressive buyers<\/p>\n

Christian McCaffrey is 30.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t know how much longer Nick Bosa\u2019s body will hold up.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re a year removed from the ultimate Ironman, Fred Warner, missing double-digit games because of a freak accident. He turns 30 in November.<\/p>\n

The 49ers brass would be foolish to think this iteration of the 49ers \u2014 arguably the best of the decade \u2014 will hold up for another 20+ game season after this year. It\u2019s a haughty assumption, especially from a team that was robbed of a Super Bowl appearance after their quarterback sustained a fluke injury in the NFC Championship Game earlier this decade.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been a staunch advocate for the 49ers to avoid trading for a run-of-the-mill receiver. Josh Downs doesn\u2019t make you a Super Bowl contender.<\/p>\n

Wilson is a needle mover. He surpassed 1,000 yards receiving in his first two seasons with Zach Wilson throwing him the ball. If that isn\u2019t enough of an argument, then I\u2019m not sure what would convince you that he\u2019s the real deal.<\/p>\n

I could clip together Wilson running out routes where he breaks the cornerbacks\u2019 ankles, releases off the line of scrimmage with the defensive back hopping the opposite direction of Wilson, or him making acrobatic catches down the field. There isn\u2019t a route Wilson can\u2019t run.<\/p>\n

Wilson becomes the future of the 49ers. Like the Bears \u2014 if we\u2019re acting under the guise of the deal being multiple first-rounders \u2014 the Niners are banking on Wilson producing more \u2014albeit far more expensive \u2014 than their two first-rounders in the next two years would.<\/p>\n

But you\u2019re paying for that by acquiring Wilson at this contract. You get to skip past the \u201cteach this guy how to play football\u201d phase. There is no learning curve. You\u2019re getting one of the best players at his position with the skill set you\u2019d create in a lab for a Kyle Shanahan offense.<\/p>\n

The 49ers have fallen on hard luck before signing Evans. Swinging for the fences on Wilson would help the team wash their hands of the Brandon Aiyuk disaster, provide peace of mind without having to hold their breath in the future to see if Ricky Pearsall stays healthy, and take pressure off De\u2019Zhaun Stribling to replace Evans down the line.<\/p>\n

The 49ers\u2019 first-round draft history under this regime doesn\u2019t come close to Wilson\u2019s caliber. You\u2019re removing the guessing game with a win-now player who also provides stability at a position you\u2019ve whiffed on in recent years.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a rare NFL opportunity for a team like the Niners to capitalize on a player entering his prime who is visibly unhappy. It\u2019s a big if, as there are plenty of uncontrollables for the 49ers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the best players at his position signed a three-year, $105.8 million extension this past summer. That…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":899400,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[349,180832,75144,99],"class_list":["post-899399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-nfl","tag-san-francisco-49ers-discussion","tag-san-francisco-49ers-rumors","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=899399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/899400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=899399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=899399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=899399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}