Jets Wave the White Flag, Ship Andre Cisco to Lions for a 2028 Draft Pick

The New York Jets are officially waving the white flag, and they are doing it for the low, low price of a draft pick that is currently in high school. Adam Schefter reported Monday that the Jets are shipping safety Andre Cisco to the Detroit Lions for a 2028 sixth-round pick.

Cisco is playing on an expiring one-year, $10 million contract, which means Detroit is just renting some secondary help for a playoff push. For the Jets, getting a day-three pick two years from now is the front office equivalent of finding a crumpled five-dollar bill in your winter coat.

"Adam Schefter reported the trade, noting Cisco is on an expiring contract."

You cannot really blame New York for selling off parts. After getting dismantled 35-12 by the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, the Jets are sitting in the basement of the AFC. When your season is already cooked by early November, you start trading expiring contracts before they walk for nothing in the spring.

Meanwhile, the Lions are operating like a team that actually wants to play football in January. Detroit just grinded out a 19-9 win over the Miami Dolphins, and adding a veteran safety like Cisco bolsters a defense that bettors have been backing all season. Cisco has not exactly stuffed the stat sheet this year—logging 14 solo tackles and a sack with zero interceptions—but he brings experienced depth to a secondary that needs bodies for a deep run.

Detroit will look to integrate their new defensive back immediately as they gear up for the second half of the schedule. As for the Jets, they can look forward to the 2028 NFL Draft, where they will inevitably use this newly acquired sixth-round pick on a punter.