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Best of the Jets on WFAN: Minkah Fitzpatrick Trade Reaction

Boomer & Gio

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Sports, News

4.2707 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The Jets make a splash as the NFL’s free agent tampering period began on Monday. Boomer Esiason and Greg Giannoti react live to the breaking news that the Jets acquired Minkah Fitzpatrick in a trade with the Dolphins. Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber give their take on what this means for the Jets while Craig Carton and Chris McMonigle with their thoughts on the Jets’ busy day.

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0:00.0

First big move made by the Jets or Giants comes from the Jets as they trade for safety.

0:09.2

Minka Fitzpatrick, a four-time pro bowler, if the pro bowl means some to you.

0:14.5

But he did lead the league in interceptions back in 2022.

0:20.2

He got all pro that year, which is always a big deal.

0:24.1

He was the Steelers MVP back in 2022.

0:27.2

Getting interceptions, that's going to help.

0:29.3

Certainly, with the New York Jets.

0:31.3

So they trade away a seventh round pick.

0:33.4

They have to sign them to a deal.

0:35.0

It was a three-year, $40 million contract at 29 years old.

0:39.4

And, yeah, I mean, he's definitely not the player was four years ago, but I think that it is a great start

0:45.1

because this team needs players like that on both sides of the ball, guys who have seen it all,

0:52.8

guys who know how to call defenses, guys who understand

0:55.6

things.

0:56.0

So you put a veteran back there who's done it in this defense that you have to rebuild, I think is

1:02.5

great.

1:03.0

So he obviously had to agree to this in some way, shape, or form because, Minkafitzpatrick,

1:08.6

that is, because he signed a three-year contract to stay there.

1:11.1

Yep.

1:11.6

And he was born in New Jersey.

1:31.0

So, yeah, I mean, I like this. I, I, I, it's, it really cost you nothing. You're talking about a seventh round pick. I mean, so that's one less pick that the Jets will have in this year's draft. They can't sign all these picks. Right. So that's why you expect them to move around, maybe even combine some of these picks to move up, maybe sell a pick to move back.

1:33.1

You never know what Darren Mucci is going to do.

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