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Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

Why New York Jets Trading Jermaine Johnson Is the RIGHT Move

Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

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4.6549 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

New York Jets shake up their defensive core by trading Jermaine Johnson to the Tennessee Titans for run-stopping specialist T'Vondre Sweat. Can Johnson reclaim his explosive edge in Tennessee, or did New York make the right move for their rebuild?

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0:00.0

Trading Germain Johnson was not an easy decision, but it was the correct one.

0:08.0

Locked on Jets starts now.

0:15.7

You are Locked on Jets, your daily New York Jets podcast.

0:23.1

Part of the Locked On Podcast Networkets, your daily New York Jets podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network,

0:25.4

your team every day.

0:31.7

Welcome, this is the Locked-on Jets podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:32.5

It is Friday, February 27, 26, and I'm your host, John B from GangreenNation.com. Thank you so much for making the show your first listen or first watch every day and for making lockdown the number one sports podcast network. A big shout out to you every day. Or if you're new to the show, this is a daily podcast covering the New York Jets with new episodes each day through the week, Monday through Friday. And today's episode is brought to you by Fandual. Use your profit boost on an NBA future and get entered for your chance to win a trip to the NBA finals. Play your game with Fandual, the official sports betting partner of the NBA. On today's show, we're going to take a look at some of the highlights from the NFL scouting combine. A couple of notable performances yesterday from defensive end prospects who the Jets have their eye on with the second overall pick.

1:11.6

But most of our attention is going to be on the big trade the Jets made yesterday,

1:15.1

sending Jermaine Johnson to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for defensive tackle to Vondres wet.

1:20.0

In a little bit, I'm going to join my colleague Tyler Rowland, the host of Locked-on Titans for a crossover discussion.

1:25.3

You'll get a Jets perspective and a Titans perspective on this trade. But I'm going to begin by telling you why I think this move was the

1:33.4

correct one for the Jets. And it brings me no joy to say that because I really liked Jermaine Johnson.

1:39.0

And I think that there's a lot of sadness in the Jets fan base today because the team traded Jermaine.

1:44.9

And that's natural.

1:46.1

Jermaine Johnson's the type of player, a fan comes to love, a guy you drafted in the first

1:50.7

round, a guy who had some degree of success with your team, a guy who's been nothing but a class

1:55.7

act.

1:56.2

People have nothing but good things to say about him in the locker room.

2:00.0

And he's expressed that he

2:02.2

wanted to spend his career in New York with the Jets. This is the kind of guy you hope it works out

2:08.6

for. And when it doesn't work out, and when your team trades a guy like this, it stinks.

2:14.5

It's not a happy day. Even if you think the move was a correct one, I think that you likely were a little bit sad yesterday.

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