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The NFL trade deadline is just over three weeks away, and with the Jets 0-6, general manager Darren Mougey is sure to be busy fielding calls.

Sources tell SNY NFL Insider Connor Hughes that edge rusher Jermaine Johnson is a name that has come up for several teams in need of help rushing the quarterback.

A team involved in those trade talks told Hughes it would take "a lot" for the Jets to part ways with Johnson, who is surely a hot commodity given that he’s just 26 and is still on his rookie contract (The Jets have already picked up his fifth-year option for 2026).

Two front office sources unaffiliated with the Jets said there is absolutely value in Johnson, a premier player against the run and solid pass rusher. The two sources from two different teams both agreed a first-round pick is too rich. A second-rounder is possible, but a third-rounder would be most likely, though compensation can increase if two teams bid against each other.  

Johnson earned Pro Bowl honors in 2023, when he racked up 7.5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss, but injuries have plagued him ever since. Johnson played just two games in 2024 due to a torn Achilles and missed time this season due to an ankle injury.

Overall, the 2022 first-round pick has totaled 11.0 sacks and 16 tackles for loss in 36 career regular season games.

The trade deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m.

We've got two teams on bye with the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens off in Week 7. That means some fantasy football managers should be looking for a D/ST streaming options off the waiver wire. Below we'll go over some options based on Justin Boone's waiver wire column for Week 7. 

Fantasy Football D/ST Waiver Wire Streamers

Seahawks vs. Texans: Against competitive teams the first three weeks of the season, the Texans' offense looked completely lost. Aside from Week 5 vs. the Bucs, the Seattle D/ST unit has posted at least eight fantasy points in every game this season. 

Bears vs. Saints: Chicago had 11 fantasy points in each of its home games this season, both matchups against tough-ish offenses (Vikings, Cowboys). New Orleans has failed to reach 20 points in four of six games this season. 

Browns vs. Dolphins: Cleveland will look to bounce back at home against a Miami team that is averaging almost two turnovers per game this season — and the team is in the midst of controversy. The Browns have a stout run defense that should attempt to bottle-up RB De'Von Achane.

Count Mike Tomlin among those surprised that the Cleveland Browns shipped starting quarterback Joe Flacco to a division rival in desperate need of help.

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Flacco was dealt with a 2026 sixth-round draft pick to the Cincinnati Bengals last week for a fifth-round draft pick in 2026. After Joe Burrow went down, Jake Browning showed he wasn't the solution to the Bengals' quarterback issue. 

Yet, why Browns general manager Andrew Berry believed making such a deal within the division was a good idea was a head-scratcher.

"To be honest, it was shocking to me," the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach said on Monday. "Andrew Berry must be a lot smarter than me or us because it doesn't make sense to me to trade a quarterback that you think enough of to make your opening-day starter to a division opponent that's hurting in that area. 

But that's just my personal feeling."

The Browns, with rookie Dillon Gabriel as the new starting quarterback, fell to 1-5 after a 23-9 defeat at the hands of Tomlin and the Steelers in Week 6. The Bengals, meanwhile, put up a fight against the Green Bay Packers, but ultimately fell 27-18. Flacco would go 29-for-45 with 219 passing yards, two touchdowns and one sack in his Cincinnati debut.

When asked for his thoughts on what Tomlin said, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski didn't bite saying, “I don’t have a comment on that.”

While Tomlin was puzzled on the Browns' end of the trade, he did say that it made sense from the Bengals' side and expects a "savvy" Flacco to be "significantly better" with more time to learn the offense ahead of the Steelers' Week 7 game on Thursday night in Cincinnati.