Rich Cimini Oct 28, 2026, 05:19 PM ET

Close

Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson made two things abundantly clear Wednesday: He doesn't want to be traded, but he's extremely frustrated by his lack of involvement in the offense and, most of all, the losing.

"Yeah, I want to be here, man," Wilson said. "I want to win games and that's the one thing we've been missing on here. I love it here. Do I love it more than I love winning? Nah, to be completely honest, but I'm hopeful.

"I've never been the best optimistic guy, but I've found a way and dug deep, and I've been optimistic for three, four, five years now.…