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Rich Simini
Floorham Park, NJ – trying to increase one of its weakest positions, New York Jets Acquisition of defensive tackle Harrison Philips And Junn Brigs In separate trades on Wednesday.
Jets traded the two sixth-dore pics (2026 and 2027) and 2027 seventh-round pick Minnesota Vikings For Philips, sources told ESPN’s Adam Skeffer. Business is a physical pending.
Vikings agreed to pay a $ 7.4 million salary of Philips for 2025 to pay a $ 3.7 million, a source told the sketch. Filips, 29, Projects as Starter with a Starter, Star Defensive Tackle for Most of his career Quinen Williams 4-3 fronts in the base of jets.
Earlier in the day, Jets announced that they dealt with the sixth round of 2026 choice Cleveland Brown For Briges and 2026 seventh-round pick. Jets hope that Brigs, who played only 133 defensive Snaps in the previous season as a cheater to help in his depth.
Jets were motivated to make trades, due to an injury, due to an injury Biren Court (Ankle), which have been sidelined quickly in the camp. He was moving towards an early role.
The court on the low -cost contracts on the defensive tackle was one of a handful of offsen additions. He is also involved J toofelWho stands outside in the presiden. Surprisingly, Jet did not address the need in the draft.
It was the third round of Philips Buffalo bill In 2018, and he has started 62 games in his career.
He became a full-time player after signing as a free agent with Vikings before the 2022 campaign, playing at 64.3% of his defensive snaps, starting all 51 of his regular-season games and both playoff games in that period. Mainly known as a run stopper, he raised a career high in 2023 with 92 tackles.
Vikings signed him for a contract expansion in September 2024, but after taking a look at a defensive line group he became spent in this summer, including experienced free agents acquisition Jonathan Alan And Javon HargrevMinnesota has also developed five promising young defensive tackles: Jalen redmond, Taki taimani, Tyrian ingragram-devakins, Levi Drake Rodriguez And Eliza Williams,
Earlier on Wednesday, before trades for Philips and Briges, Jets Defense Coordinator Steve Wilks said he was pleased with the competition level for a job with Williams.
“I think it’s very well going, and I love the fact that J. Tuffel has moved,” Wilks said, who has also mentioned Leonard Taylor III And Federian mathis,
“I thought they were doing a great work,” said Wilks. “We are looking for a balance that will be contrary to Q [Williams]Some people who are going to be able to demand double-teams, so we can put some pressure from him. ,
Kevin Safart of ESPN contributed to this report.
