# Jets’ Will McDonald requests a trade over playing time frustration

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jets-will-mcdonald-requests-a-trade-over-playing-time-frustration/
- Published: 2026-11-09T13:39:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T15:08:15+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/sports/jets-will-mcdonald-requests-a-trade-over-playing-time-frustration/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Will McDonald has requested a trade from the Jets.
- His defensive snap share has fallen to 46 per cent.
- Trading him would remove his $13.8 million 2027 option.

## Summary

Jets edge rusher Will McDonald has requested a trade, a source confirmed, with the NFL deadline one day away. The 2023 first-round pick is frustrated by reduced playing time, and the request may force New York to reconsider its earlier refusal to trade him.

McDonald has started two games this season and played 46 per cent of the defensive snaps, down from 66 per cent last year; he has three sacks this season and 24½ in his career. New York drafted David Bailey second overall and signed Joseph Ossai and Kingsley Enagbare, while McDonald’s fifth-year option costs $13.8 million in 2027. The deadline is Tuesday at 4pm ET.

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