Tom Pelissero of USA Today reports that the Jets have gauged trade market for RB Matt Forte, who’s healthy now. However, Pelissero admits that it would be “very tough” to trade Forte and his $4 million guaranteed salary.
- Ian Rapoport adds that there isn’t a lot of optimism that a deal can get done involving Forte, but they’ve done the “legwork” regarding a potential trade to if it’s possible.
- Jason Fitzgerald mentions that the Jets would likely have to eat $2 million or more of Forte’s contract to find a taker.