Jets trade defensive back for 2028 draft pick

The Andre Cisco era is over for the New York Jets. Actually, that’s a misnomer. These days we seem to always designate something an era that in no way merits the term. Andre Cisco falls firmly in that category.

The New York Jets have traded backup safety Andre Cisco to the Detroit Lions for a 2028 sixth round draft pick. That’s better.

The Jets originally acquired Andre Cisco by signing him as an unrestricted free agent in 2025. Cisco was brought in expecting to be a playmaker in the back end of the defense, but it did not work out that way. After eight weeks of uninspired play in 2025 in which Cisco racked up zero interceptions, one pass defended, one tackle for loss and one fumble recovery,…