The New York Jets can’t keep all their top players and by the looks of this season, they should trade one of these top three athletes to prepare for the future.

There is a golden rule when it comes to any football team. You can’t keep them all and looking at how terrible the New York Jets have been this season, it’s apparent 2016 will be a year fans should forget about. Don’t let their Week 7 win over the Baltimore Ravens fool you in the grand scheme of things.

The Jets barely beat another team that had a plethora of injured starters out, a quarterback playing through a major shoulder injury and a brand new offensive coordinator.

Gang Green got lucky and there is even no guarantee they’ll be able to beat the upcoming Cleveland Browns in their Week 8 matchup on the road. The Browns have yet to win a game this season and it wouldn’t be shocking to see them beat the Jets to earn their first one.

The time is now to move some of their top players in order to land better ones at key positions or even stockpile draft picks for the future. The Jets have glaring issues at quarterback, defensive secondary, and of course, their aging offensive line.

If the Jets play their cards right, they can deal a premier player and add some missing pieces that can start getting acclimated to playing in the city that never sleeps. It won’t be easy but general manager Mike Maccagnan is great at what he does and should be able to pull off key moves for a brighter future. Without further ado, here are the top three players the Jets should trade before the 2016 NFL deadline which falls on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, with a deadline of 4 p.m. ET.