Jets Revamp Defense by Trading for Minkah Fitzpatrick, Signing Demario Davis and Adding to D-Line
- The New York Jets acquired Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins for a 2026 seventh-round pick on Mar 9, 2026, and will sign him to a three-year extension, agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
- With Aaron Glenn calling plays, the Jets aimed to upgrade the secondary after a season without an interception, prompting an aggressive safety market pursuit.
- A three-time All‑Pro, Fitzpatrick had 82 tackles, a forced fumble, two recoveries, and an interception in 2025, sources told ESPN.
- Despite turnover, the Dolphins trade gives Miami more than $10 million in cap space and has Jason Marshall Jr. and Dante Trader under contract for 2026.
- A homecoming for Fitzpatrick, who returns to play at MetLife Stadium near his Old Bridge, New Jersey hometown; this is Miami's second trade of him and reunites him with Brian Duker, Jets defensive coordinator.
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Jets revamp defense by trading for Minkah Fitzpatrick, signing Demario Davis and adding to D-line
Minkah Fitzpatrick is coming home and filling a major need for the New York Jets. Demario Davis also is returning — for a third stint with the team — to help lead a suddenly revamped defense. Fitzpatrick, a three-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl safety who is from New Jersey, is being acquired from the Miami Dolphins, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. One of the people said New York will sign Fitzpatri…
Jets acquiring Minkah Fitzpatrick from Dolphins and signing him to $40
Minkah Fitzpatrick is coming home and filling a major need for the New York Jets . The three-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl safety and New Jersey native is being acquired by the Jets from the Miami Dolphins, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. One of the people said New York will sign Fitzpatrick to a three-year, $40 million contract extension. The Jets will send a seventh-round pick in this year’s dra…
Jets acquiring Minkah Fitzpatrick from Dolphins and signing him to $40M extension, AP source says
The New York Jets are acquiring five-time Pro Bowl safety Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins and signing him to a three-year, $40 million contract extension, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday.
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