Jets Trade Safety Andre Cisco to Lions for 2028 Sixth-Round Pick
The Detroit Lions are acquiring safety Andre Cisco from the New York Jets for a 2028 sixth-round pick, according to NFL reporter Adam Schefter. Cisco, 26, is in the final year of his contract and has started four of nine games this season.
The New York Jets are trading safety Andre Cisco to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a 2028 sixth-round draft pick, according to NFL reporter Adam Schefter. The deal was reported on November 10, 2026, and gives Detroit extra help in a thin secondary.
Cisco, 26, is in the final season of his contract. Schefter wrote that Cisco is on "an expiring contract."
What Cisco brings
Cisco has played nine games with four starts for the Jets this season. He has 23 total tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and a pass defensed.
The Jacksonville Jaguars drafted him in the third round in 2021, and he spent his first four seasons there. Across 80 career games, 59 of them starts, he has eight interceptions, 26 passes defensed, 2.5 sacks and six tackles for loss.
He can play both strong and free safety, and also in the slot. He is at his best playing deep, according to Yahoo Sports' coverage of the deal.
Why Detroit wanted a safety
The Lions have dealt with injuries at safety in recent years, including to Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph. Joseph has not yet returned this season, though he appears close.
Branch is healthy, and Chuck Clark has played well. Detroit's real need at the position was depth, and Cisco fills it at a low price.
The bigger hole may be at cornerback. The Lions never replaced Terrion Arnold after cutting him following his legal issues. D.J. Reed holds down one boundary spot, but Detroit has not found consistency on the other side.
Detroit entered Week 10 allowing the most passing yards per game in the NFL.
Schedule angle
The trade could put Cisco on the field for 18 games this season. The Lions had their bye in Week 6, while the Jets are not scheduled to take theirs until Week 13.
Neither team had commented on the trade in the reports available at publication.
