US EditionJets Bolster Defensive Line with Trade for Browns’ Jowon Briggs
Jowon Briggs, a 23-year-old defensive tackle with 13 tackles and 2 QB hits last season, joins the Jets to enhance depth behind key defensive players.
- On Wednesday, the New York Jets traded a 2026 sixth-round draft choice to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for Jowon Briggs, a defensive lineman, along with a 2026 seventh-round selection.
- The trade occurred as NFL training camps near their end, with teams seeking value from players on the roster bubble before cuts.
- Briggs, a 23-year-old defensive lineman standing 6-foot-1 and weighing 313 pounds, participated in six games last season for Cleveland, during which he made 13 tackles and registered two hits on the quarterback.
- Jets social media highlighted Briggs squatting 700 pounds, bench pressing 42 reps, and participating in a college acapella group he still joins.
- The Jets added Briggs to strengthen defensive depth, particularly with Byron Cowart potentially sidelined long term due to an ankle injury.
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Jets Bolster D-Line, Make Deal for DT Jowon Briggs
Looking to bolster a defensive line that’s without a true run-stopper, Jets GM Darren Mougey has made a trade to add Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Jowon Briggs. We've traded for DL Jowon Briggs. DETAILS : https://t.co/HLL8YdUK20 pic.twitter.com/VNylaTdg1o — New York Jets (@nyjets) August 20, 2025 The Jets sent a sixth-round choice to the Browns in exchange for Briggs and a seventh-rounder. Selected by the Browns in the seventh round of the …
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