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NFL trade deadline: Jets don't deal Matt Forte, who appears unlikely to return in 2018

FLORHAM PARK -- Tuesday at 4 p.m. was the NFL's trade deadline, and the Jets indeed did not move running back Matt Forte.

He said Monday that he did not expect to be traded.

A move -- if the right offer came along -- could have made sense for the Jets, who are rebuilding with younger players and trying to stockpile draft picks accordingly. Forte is unlikely to return to the Jets in 2018 anyway.

Forte, following Sunday's loss to the Falcons, expressed displeasure about the Jets not running the ball frequently enough.