Rich Cimini
Multiple Authors
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets addressed a significant want of their secondary earlier than the beginning of free company on Monday, buying five-time Pro Bowl security Minkah Fitzpatrick in a trade with the Miami Dolphins, sources advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The Jets will ship a 2026 seventh-round decide from the Chargers to the Dolphins, sources advised ESPN.
Fitzpatrick, 29, will signal a three-year, $40 million contract with New York, agent Drew Rosenhaus advised Schefter. The trade cannot be processed till the beginning of the league yr on Wednesday.
He had one yr, $15.6 million (nonguaranteed) remaining on his contract with Miami.
This is the second offseason trade for the Jets, who’re wanting to rebuild their protection. Two weeks in the past, they acquired nostril sort out T’Vondre Sweat from the Tennessee Titans in change for defensive finish Jermaine Johnson.
The Jets grew to become the primary staff in NFL historical past to go a complete season with out an interception. Fitzpatrick, a 2018 first-round decide of the Dolphins, has 21 profession interceptions. His ball manufacturing has tailed off not too long ago — solely two interceptions prior to now three seasons.
In 2025, Fitzpatrick began 14 video games. He made one interception, 82 tackles and 6 passes defensed.
Fitzpatrick has been named to 5 Pro Bowls, as soon as in his first stint with the Dolphins and 4 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Dolphins re-acquired him in 2025.
There is familiarity with Fitzpatrick. Two new members of the Jets’ teaching workers, defensive coordinator Brian Duker and safeties coach Ryan Slowik, got here from Miami.
The Jets are overhauling their security place. Former starters Andre Cisco and Tony Adams are free brokers and are not anticipated to return. They even have second-year security Malachi Moore, who began 14 video games final season. Like Fitzpatrick, Moore is an Alabama product.
The Dolphins drafted Fitzpatrick in 2018 with the eleventh decide however traded him to the Steelers a yr later due to a dispute with then-coach Brian Flores over his place and function on the staff. During his six seasons in Pittsburgh, he was named to 5 Pro Bowls and three All-Pro groups.
He signed a four-year, $73.6 million extension with the Steelers in 2022, which made him the league’s highest-paid security.
In eight NFL seasons, he has 690 tackles, 21 profession interceptions and 6 pressured fumbles.
ESPN’s Marcel Louis-Jacques contributed to this report.
