Allen Park — The Detroit Lions are making a move to bolster their secondary ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline, shipping a sixth-round pick to the New York Jets for veteran safety Andre Cisco.
A third-round pick for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021, Cisco carved out a lane as a deep-field playmaker early in his career, intercepting eight passes across 44 starts between 2022-24.
Cisco joined the Jets on a one-year deal in 2025, starting eight games before suffering a season-ending pectoral injury. He re-upped with the franchise this past offseason, starting the first three games before shifting to a reserve role.
With the move to the bench, Cisco picked up more special teams work for the Jets, logging 130 snaps through the first nine games, his most reps with those units since his rookie year in Jacksonville.
In Detroit, Cisco provides depth in a crowded safety room, which includes Brian Branch, Chuck Clark, Christian Izien and rookie Keith Abney. The team also has Kerby Joseph and Thomas Harper nearing returns from injury.
Good value to solidify our depth, not gonna criticize this low-cost move but hopefully it isn't the only move. I wonder how it helps our need at CB (by potentially moving Abney / Harper / Izien?) as I already felt much better at S than I do about CB.
Brads all in on mediocrity. Does any team have to game plan for this guy? No, no they don’t, this is a depth piece that doesn’t move the needle.