Jets commerce for defensive tackles Harrison Phillips and Jowon Briggs

The Jets have made a pair of trades to attempt to bolster their defensive deal with spot.

Harrison Phillips has been acquired from the Minnesota Vikings for a late spherical decide and a late spherical decide swap.

Minnesota will decide up a part of his wage.

The Jets have additionally added Jowon Briggs and a seventh spherical decide in trade for a sixth spherical decide.

Of the 2, not less than on paper the addition of Harrison looks as if the larger deal. He has 62 begins within the NFL and has been a strong run stopper up to now. Briggs is a current seventh spherical decide who performed 133 snaps as a rookie bouncing between the follow squad and the lively roster.

One factor that’s clear is the Jets weren’t pleased with what they’d on the defensive deal with place. The group made a lot of veteran additions within the offseason for gamers to go subsequent to Quinnen Williams. Nevertheless, Byron Cowart suffered an damage at coaching camp a number of weeks again. Derek Nnadi and Jay Tufele evidently aren’t inspiring a lot confidence.