One day before the NFL trade deadline the Jets have an unhappy pass rusher on their hands and they are not budging.

Will McDonald IV has asked New York to trade him, according to a report Monday. McDonald went to the coaches weeks ago about getting more chances on the field. When nothing changed he told the team he wanted out. The deadline is Tuesday at 3 p.m. Central.

Coach Aaron Glenn shut the idea down. "I just know we're in the business of keeping good players, so Will's going to be here" Glenn said Monday.

A shrinking role

McDonald was the 15th overall pick in 2023 and had 10.5 sacks in 2024. When the Jets moved to a 3-4 defense and added edge rushers David Bailey, Joseph Ossai and Kingsley Enagbare this year he became a situational player.

Through nine games he has three sacks, a forced fumble and 13 tackles in 263 defensive snaps. He has topped 30 snaps only once in the last five games and played just 23 in Sunday's 35-12 loss at Kansas City. He even asked for a special teams role, according to the report.

Glenn said the two had "a really good conversation" before Sunday's game. "He's a good player and I still believe that" Glenn said. "We're going to continue to try to put him in a position to make plays for us." McDonald is due a guaranteed $13.8 million in 2027 after the Jets picked up his fifth-year option.

Cisco heads to Detroit

The Jets did make one move Monday. They traded safety Andre Cisco to the Detroit Lions for a 2028 sixth-round pick. Cisco, 26, played in nine games for New York this season after losing his starting job to Dane Belton in the preseason. He had 23 tackles and a sack.

Detroit needed the help. Star safety Kerby Joseph remains on the physically unable to perform list with a knee injury and defensive back Thomas Harper is on injured reserve.

As for the rest of the roster, Glenn sounded like a coach planning to stand pat. "Never say never, but right now I know we're going to stand pat" he said. The Jets are 2-7 and have lost four straight.