The Jets didn’t just land Jordan Meredith in a trade - they immediately reshaped his deal.
After sending the Las Vegas Raiders a 2027 sixth-round pick and a 2029 seventh-round pick on Sunday, New York turned a one-year, $3.52 million contract into something lighter. According to Over the Cap’s Jason Fitzgerald, Meredith and the Jets agreed to a revised one-year deal worth $2 million plus incentives, with $1.9 million guaranteed.
That trade filled a clear need for the Jets, who were looking for help behind Josh Myers, Joe Tippmann, and Dylan Parham. Before the move, Xavier Newman was first in line if injury hit the interior offensive line, and that was a shaky setup at best.
Meredith may not profile as a starting center based on what he showed with the Raiders last season, but he gives New York exactly what it needed: a capable depth option who can handle both center and guard. That kind of versatility matters, even if the hope is that he never has to play a meaningful snap.
The contract adjustment is a little less obvious. The Jets are not exactly squeezed financially, sitting near the top of the league with roughly $25 million in available cap space, per Over the Cap. They already handled two major extension cases this summer, locking up running back Breece Hall and guard Joe Tippmann.
There are still more decisions coming. Defensive tackles Harrison Phillips and Jowon Briggs are headed toward free agency, while edge Kingsley Enagbare and safety Dane Belton are also due new deals. Phillips looks like the cleanest extension candidate because of his leadership, but the others could play their way into longer-term commitments during 2026.
For now, Meredith is in place as a depth piece, and that’s the point. If the Jets’ plan works, he stays mostly in the background.
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