The Jets have agreed to acquire safety Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round pick, according to NFL Network insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. Fitzpatrick will also sign a three-year, $40 million extension with New York upon completion of the deal. The trade cannot be made official until the new league year opens on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick, 29, is a five-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All-Pro selection. He spent the 2025 season back in Miami after six seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and is familiar with new Jets defensive coordinator Brian Duker, who coached him in Miami last year.<\/p>\n
The move addresses one of New York’s most pressing needs heading into the offseason. The Jets finished the 2025 season without a single interception as a team, and with Andre Cisco and Tony Adams headed to free agency, safety was a clear priority. Fitzpatrick brings 21 career interceptions to the table, though he has recorded just two picks over his last 42 games, including one last season.<\/p>\n
Malachi Moore remains a building block in the Jets secondary, and Fitzpatrick gives the unit a veteran presence alongside him.
\nOriginally drafted by Miami in the first round in 2018 before being traded to Pittsburgh a year later, Fitzpatrick now returns to the AFC East with a fresh start in New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Jets have agreed to acquire safety Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round pick, according to NFL Network insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. Fitzpatrick will also sign a three-year, $40 million extension with New York upon completion of the deal. The trade cannot be made official until the new league year opens on Wednesday. Fitzpatrick, 29, is a five-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All-Pro selection. He spent the 2025 season back in Miami after six seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and is familiar with new Jets defensive coordinator Brian Duker, who coached him in Miami last year. The move addresses one of New York’s most pressing needs heading into the offseason. The Jets finished the 2025 season without a single interception as a team, and with Andre Cisco and Tony Adams headed to free agency, safety was a clear priority. Fitzpatrick brings 21 career interceptions to the table, though he has recorded just two picks over his last 42 games, including one last season. Malachi Moore remains a building block in the Jets secondary, and Fitzpatrick gives the unit a veteran presence alongside him. Originally drafted by Miami in the first round in 2018 before being traded to Pittsburgh a year later, Fitzpatrick now returns to the AFC East with a fresh start in New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":36796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[220,247],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-sport-football-news","category-nfl-predictions-football-news"],"yoast_head":"\n