Report: Jets acquire S Minkah Fitzpatrick from Dolphins

Field Level Media
09 Mar 2026, 20:10 GMT+10

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The New York Jets acquired five-time Pro Bowl safety Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins on Monday, multiple outlets reported.

The Dolphins will receive a 2026 seventh-round pick in exchange, a selection that originally belonged to the Los Angeles Chargers. The deal can't be processed until the new league year begins Wednesday.

The Jets will sign Fitzpatrick, 29, to a three-year, $40 million contract, agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed to ESPN. He had one year remaining on his contract with Miami for $15.6 million, non-guaranteed.

With his 21 career interceptions, including a league-leading six picks in 2022, Fitzpatrick helps to shore up a Jets defense that became the first in NFL history in 2025 to finish an entire season without an interception.

Fitzpatrick joins a couple of familiar faces in New York in new defensive coordinator Brian Duker and safeties coach Ryan Slowik, who both came from Miami.

Fitzpatrick had one interception, one sack, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and 82 tackles in 14 starts last season.

The three-time All-Pro has tallied 690 tackles, 60 passes defensed, six forced fumbles and five defensive touchdowns in 120 games (115 starts) with the Dolphins (2018-19, 2025) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2019-24). Miami drafted him in the first round (11th overall) in 2018.

--Field Level Media

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