Brian Thomas Jr. is a Jacksonville Jaguar, and so far, it seems he'll remain one for the immediate future.
An offer could change things, however. With trade rumors swirling, Jaguars general manager James Gladstone was asked whether he's received interest regarding the young receiver Thursday and didn't exactly take Thomas off the table.
"No, we haven't, and there hasn't been a ton of dialogue around that front as teams check in simply because it seems like -- I know the word reputable came up earlier -- I don't think there's been any reputable statement," Gladstone said, via team transcript. "We don't have any real action on any of those fronts."
No news is good news for those hoping Thomas remains with Jacksonville, a team that caught fire down the back stretch of the 2025 season thanks to the production generated by a remarkably explosive offense that included, but did not quite feature Thomas. The receiver's second season did parallel Jacksonville's campaign in some ways -- after a challenging start and an ankle injury, Thomas found a better fit in coach Liam Coen's scheme in the last month and a half of the year -- but overall, his production dropped significantly when compared to his breakout rookie season.
Still, Jacksonville is riding a wave of optimism into 2026 and doesn't seem interested in tinkering with its formula.
"I think you think back to where we landed at the end of the season, where our passing attack was. We have no interest in disrupting the momentum," Gladstone explained. "We look forward to continuing to build off of where we left things and know that Brian Thomas is a big piece to that puzzle and we don't want to make sure that that gets disrupted at any time."
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Thomas' second season began on the wrong foot. He struggled with drops in training camp, an issue that carried into the regular season, and appeared frustrated with his place in Coen's offense. But once the Jaguars began to win and Thomas was healthy enough to participate in the fun, concerns about his struggles seemed to dissipate. After all, winning can cure most problems.
That didn't prevent the rumor mill from churning during the offseason. With concerns regarding Thomas' fit in Coen's system and worries his greater potential may not be realized in Jacksonville, chatterboxes began tossing out hypothetical trade possibilities involving the former first-round pick.
Gladstone firmly shut down those theories Thursday.
"It can be very strange for sure," he said. "I care more for what weight that might put on Brian himself when it's something that's entirely out of his control and unnecessary. So, I think that's where my mind would go, if anything. But when it's fraudulent claims, you just keep your mind on what you can focus on and you can actually control and try to do what's best for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
"Ultimately, that's not the hardest thing to do and that's the role and where you can try to compartmentalize things. If anything, hopefully it's not a weight that comes with the player that ever would be involved in such a thing."
The offseason is filled with hypotheticals as we all pass the time between the Super Bowl and the next significant point of the NFL offseason. It's common for a player with Thomas' talent and potential to be desired in such casting of wishes. But as Gladstone said Thursday, until negotiations begin, such chatter is simply that: wishes. Or as he said, fraudulent.