The Washington Commanders have done so little to improve their offense in any discernible way this offseason that no idea, no matter how wild, is off the table at this point.
That includes trades that might bring the Commanders another difference-maker on the offensive side of the ball, with CBS Sports NFL reporter Garrett Podell suggesting 5 players who might be available in the near future for Giannis Antetokounmpo-like trades — including star New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson.
What compensation the Jets might need to get back is almost anybody’s guess, but certainly not a 1st-round pick for a franchise that seems determined to go in the tank again in 2026 in hopes of landing a 1st-round quarterback in the 2027 NFL draft.
“It’s bleak in New York, especially after the Jets made first-year head coach Aaron Glenn fire his offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and many other assistants after a 3-14 campaign in his first season in charge in 2025,” Podell wrote. “The Jets poured a lot of money and draft picks into fixing their defense that became the first in NFL history to not record an interception in a season, but the offense could still be pretty bleak despite the arrivals of first-round pick tight end Kenyon Sadiq and first-round pick wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. Their top two quarterbacks on the depth chart are a washed-up Geno Smith and 2026 fourth-round pick rookie Cade Klubnik.”
Jets Paid Big to Watch Garrett Wilson Sit Out
Wilson’s recent past might seem all too familiar to Commanders fans. He signed a 4-year, $130 million contract extension before the 2025 season, then promptly went in the tank with injuries and had the worst season of his career.
That’s pretty much what happened to Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin, who signed a 3-year, $97 million contract extension before the 2025 season, then proceeded to have the worst year of his career.
In 2025, Wilson played in a career-low 7 games but still led the Jets with 395 receiving yards — the least amount of yards to lead any NFL team since 1976, minus the 1982 strike year, according to Podell.
While Wilson, the No. 10 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft, started his career with 3 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, he never cracked 1,200 yards and his touchdown totals — he had a career-high 7 touchdowns in 2024 — hardly speak to an elite wide receiver.
Commanders Could Part Ways With Terry McLaurin
NFL insider Matthew Berry predicts 2026 will be the last season for McLaurin with the Commanders.
“The (Commanders) will look to add to the wide receiver room with an emphasis on speed and don’t be surprised if 2026 is Terry McLaurin’s last year with the team,” Berry wrote in March. “To that end, one source told me that while almost everyone expects Washington to go defense in the first round this year, if the top three edge guys are all gone by No. 7, don’t be surprised if the Commanders take (Ohio State wide receiver) Carnell Tate.”
Commanders Wire’s Ivan Lambert put McLaurin on blast in his 2025 season postmortem, calling the highly-paid veteran the “Most Disappointing Player” on the roster after he missed a career-high 7 games due to injuries and had career lows of 38 receptions for 582 yards and 3 touchdowns.
“(McLaurin) wasn’t in touch with reality, asked for entirely too much money, then called a press conference to make the Commanders look like the bad guys,” Lambert wrote. “He was holding out, then holding in, and as a result, he wasn’t ready for the season, finishing with only 38 receptions and three touchdowns.”
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