The Detroit Lions made a move before Tuesday’s trade deadline, adding New York Jets safety Andre Cisco as they continue building out a roster that’s already riding a four-game winning streak.
Detroit sent the Jets a 2028 sixth-round pick in the deal. Cisco has played in nine games for New York this season, making four starts while posting 23 combined tackles, one pass defensed and one sack.
Cisco arrives with some experience and a fresh opportunity. A third-round pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021, he spent four seasons in Jacksonville before signing with the Jets last year. He is currently on an expiring contract.
The addition gives the Lions another option in a safety group that already includes Brian Branch and Chuck Clark. Kerby Joseph, an All-Pro in 2024, is also working his way back from injury and could return in the next two weeks.
Detroit’s defense opened the season under a cloud, especially after early losses to Buffalo and Carolina, when the unit gave up 127 points across that stretch. But the last four games have shown real progress, and the win over Miami offered another step forward. The Lions held the Dolphins without a touchdown and forced field goals on all three trips inside the 20-yard line.
With the trade deadline set for 4 p.m. Tuesday, Detroit’s move keeps it in step with other NFC teams that have already been active.
Two divisional rivals have made deals during the regular season, including the Minnesota Vikings sending quarterback J.J. McCarthy to the Giants for a draft pick and the Chicago Bears swinging a trade for Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Jeffrey Simmons in exchange for multiple picks.
Under Holmes, the Lions have shown they’re willing to make deadline moves when the situation calls for it. They stood pat last year, but in the season before that they added veteran defensive end Za’Darius Smith after Aidan Hutchinson suffered a season-ending leg injury.
In 2023, Detroit traded for wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones. The year before, the Lions were sellers, dealing tight end T.J.
Hockenson to the Minnesota Vikings.
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