Bleacher Report · Dec 19, 2024
Report: Woody Johnson Had Jets Trade Better Pick So They Could Draft 'Mr. Irrelevant'
Brock Purdy's success in the NFL after being the final pick in the 2022 draft by the San Francisco 49ers apparently had a strong impact on New York Jets owner Woody Johnson.
Per The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt, Dianna Russini and Michael Silver, Johnson instructed then-general manager Joe Douglas to send the Denver Broncos the 256th pick in the 2024 NFL draft as part of the Zach Wilson trade.
The Broncos originally asked for the last pick of the draft at No. 257 overall—also owned by the Jets—but as one source said in the report, Johnson "thought he needed the Mr. Irrelevant pick" because he is obsessed with public perception of the organization.
