Lions Trade for Jets Safety Andre Cisco
Detroit sends a 2028 sixth-round pick to New York for the veteran safety, adding depth with Kerby Joseph still on the PUP list
The Lions acquired safety Andre Cisco from the Jets for a 2028 sixth-round pick, Adam Schefter reported, giving Detroit secondary depth a day before the trade deadline.
Cisco is on an expiring contract and will be an unrestricted free agent after the season. The 26-year-old, a 2021 third-round pick out of Syracuse by Jacksonville, has eight career interceptions. He started for the Jaguars from 2022 to 2024 before joining New York, then re-signed with the Jets this offseason on a one-year deal. This season he has 23 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a pass defended across eight games, with his snap count dropping after the early weeks behind Minkah Fitzpatrick.
Trade: Jets are sending S Andre Cisco to the Detroit Lions for a 2028 6th-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Cisco’s on an expiring contract.View on X →
Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter): Trade: Jets are sending S Andre Cisco to the Detroit Lions for a 2028 6th-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Cisco’s on an expiring contract.
Detroit is 6-2 after Sunday’s 19-9 win at Miami and has been thin at safety. All-Pro Kerby Joseph remains on the physically unable to perform list recovering from a knee injury, and Thomas Harper is on injured reserve with an ankle injury. Brian Branch is back from an Achilles tear, and veteran Chuck Clark has started opposite him.
The Jets, sellers into Tuesday’s deadline, turn a pending free agent into late-round draft capital. Cisco joins a Lions secondary that has been a reported deadline priority for general manager Brad Holmes.