Lions Acquire Jets Safety Andre Cisco for 2028 Pick

Detroit added Cisco as it pursues a postseason spot, completing the deal with New York on November 9. The NFL trade deadline is scheduled for 4 p.m. on November 10.

Cisco, 26, has played in nine games for the Jets this season, starting four. He has recorded 23 tackles, one pass defensed and one sack. The safety is in the final year of his contract, and his playing time had fallen; he was benched for Sunday’s loss to Kansas City in favor of Malachi Moore.

Detroit’s safety group also features Branch and Clark. Joseph, named to the All-Pro team in 2024, is recovering from an injury and could return within the next two weeks.

Detroit has won four consecutive games and stands at 6-2. Its defense struggled earlier in the season, allowing 127 points across losses to Buffalo and Carolina, but it has improved over the past four games. In the win over Miami, the Lions gave up no touchdowns and held the Dolphins to field goals on three drives inside the 20-yard line.

The Jets are 2-7, but coach Aaron Glenn said Monday morning he expected the team to make no further moves. The deal is a smaller return than New York received last year for Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams, when it traded both players for substantial draft packages.