The Jets are looking for answers on defense, and one name has surfaced as a possible fix: Joey Bosa.
New York’s start has already gone sideways. After opening the season with a win, the Jets have now lost three straight and sit at 1-3, a frustrating place for a team that thought Week 1 might be the beginning of something different. Instead, both sides of the ball have swung wildly from one week to the next, leaving the team with little consistency and plenty to sort out.
The latest setback came with star defensive end Braiden McGregor going down for the rest of the season because of injury. That leaves a real hole in the defensive structure, and the Jets now have to find a way to replace what he brought.
That’s where Bosa enters the conversation. He remains a free agent after not signing with a team over the offseason, and Paul Esden Jr. of Heavy.com suggested the Jets should bring him in.
On paper, the fit is easy to understand. Bosa is coming off a season with the Buffalo Bills in which he finished with 17 total tackles and five sacks, while also leading the league in forced fumbles with five turnovers.
He’s not the same player he was a few years ago, but he still has enough left to matter. Bosa has made five Pro-Bowl appearances in his career, and even with injuries piling up in recent years, he played in 15 of 17 games for Buffalo last season. He hasn’t completed a full season since 2021, but he could still give the Jets useful snaps.
For New York, the appeal may be less about finding a new centerpiece and more about adding a steady presence who can help generate timely sacks and tackles. At this stage of his career, Bosa would be more depth piece than defensive star, but he could still bring value to a Jets front that just lost a key piece.
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