Adam Gase, commenting publicly for the first time on Jamal Adams' contract dispute and trade request, made it seem as though a trade is out of the question.

Asked if he "absolutely, positively" wants Adams on the 2020 roster, Gase said, "Yes, I want Jamal on our team."

What Gase declined to address is whether the Jets are open to extending Adams' contract before the start of the season -- the heart of the dispute.

Adams, signed through 2021, is on record as saying he wants a new deal before the regular season.

"This is a tough part of the business, when one of your best players is working through things with our organization," Gase said. "We have to figure out a way to get to a good place, which will get him back, in the right spot and ready to go."

If the San Francisco 49ers had found a way to acquire Trent Williams in a trade last season, he might have found himself playing guard.

San Francisco looked into trading with Washington for Williams last season when both starting tackles Joe Staley and Mike McGlinchey were sidelined with injuries.

"We had made a call about it in the last season when Joe and McGlinchey were hurt, thinking, wow, this could be an option," John Lynch said. "When those guys come back, maybe we play him at guard."

Jamal Adams, who formally requested a trade from the New York Jets last week, has a preferred destination.

In a cellphone video posted to social media in the Dallas area, a fan spotted Adams in his Mercedes SUV and asked, "You coming to Dallas?"

The safety replied, "I'm trying, bro."

The Cowboys are among the seven teams Adams would welcome a trade to, according to a report. He grew up in the Dallas area and attended Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas, 31 miles from AT&T Stadium.

Josh Gordon applied for reinstatement to the NFL on Wednesday, according to a source.

Gordon was suspended indefinitely by the NFL on Dec. 16 for violations of the league's policies on performance-enhancing substances and substances of abuse. It was his sixth suspension since 2013.

The wide receiver applied for reinstatement through the NFL Players Association, which will submit the application to the NFL.

Jamal Adams has informed the New York Jets that he wants to be traded, according to a source.

The safety would welcome a trade to one of seven teams: the Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks.

The Jets have no intention of trading Adams, according to sources.