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The Jets tried to acquire a WR before trade deadline, made calls on Davante Adams, Mike Evans and Tee Higgins

Mike Evans and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are stuck with each other for the remainder of the 2023 season. For the second time this year, the New York Jets inquired about the receiver, and the Bucs turned them away.

According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Jets made calls about Evans, the Las Vegas Raiders' Davante Adams and the Cincinnati Bengals' Tee Higgins. New York is sitting at 4-3 in a crowded AFC East and has one of the NFL's best defenses.

Jets checked availability of WRs Davante Adams, Mike Evans, Tee Higgins before trade deadline (per @RapSheet)https://t.