Trey McBride could force an interesting conversation for the Jets’ front office

For their many flaws and embarrassing moments, the New York Jets can proudly say that they’ve never truly lost their fan base. 

If you ask Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride, he’d be happy just to see people wearing Jets gear in public. 

Speaking on the “Bussin’ with the Boys” podcast, McBride bluntly said, “There are no Arizona fans in Arizona.”

“Living in Arizona… no one’s from Arizona,” McBride explained. “Everyone comes and has moved in from another state. So, they’re all fans of their own teams.”

As of publication, neither McBride nor the Cardinals had addressed his remarks. 

McBride’s comments come over a year after he signed a four-year deal with $43 million guaranteed. He’s under team control through 2029. 

Even while factoring in McBride’s finances, it’d be difficult to fault Darren Mougey and the Jets if the podcast just caught their attention. 

Should the New York Jets trade for Trey McBride?

Respectfully, McBride is the perfect example of the difference between “Madden” and the reality that every football organization lives in. 

If you’re building a Jets franchise on “Madden,” you’d likely be able to acquire McBride for peanuts and completely overhaul your tight end room. 

And while Mougey could include a bucket of Planters in a potential McBride trade, he’d almost certainly need to give up at least one of next year’s three first-round picks.

McBride is a phenomenal tight end, and he’s long since joined Travis Kelce and George Kittle in the elite tier. 

But even if the Jets want McBride, they don’t need him at this stage of their rebuild. 

Mougey just invested a first-round pick on Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq, and the Jets still have high hopes for second-year tight end Mason Taylor. 

Why, then, would the Jets give up premium draft capital for a tight end when they still don’t have a franchise quarterback?

Acquiring a No. 1 or No. 2 receiving threat while lacking stability at quarterback rarely works out. I’m old enough to remember Randy Moss and Terrell Owens flopping in Oakland and Buffalo, respectively. 

No one is arguing that McBride, at least on paper, wouldn’t make the Jets better. He’d easily be their best tight end since Dustin Keller, and McBride is far superior. 

Might the Jets want McBride? Absolutely. Do they need him? Not unless they’re planning on striking a blockbuster trade for Joe Burrow or Lamar Jackson in the coming weeks. 

Perhaps the most tragic part of this entire situation, at least for McBride, is that he would likely enjoy greater team success with the Jets than the Cardinals. 

Forget a new quarterback — what McBride needs is a hug and someone speaking a trade into existence, if only for his sanity. 

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