Updated November 9, 2026, 4:33 p.m. ET
The Detroit Lions have decided to improve their secondary by trading for New York Jets guard Andre Cisco. The Lions announced the move on Monday, November 9, sending a 2028 sixth-round pick to New York.
Cisco has played a supporting role for the Jets this season, starting four games. He had 23 tackles and one forced fumble this season. His contract expires this year.
Cisco would be joining a security room that could soon become crowded. Brian Branch recently joined the starting lineup and Kerby Joseph is set to return to the field himself.
Cisco, a third-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021 out of Syracuse, has started 59 games during his NFL career. He started 15 games in 2022 and 2023 with Jacksonville and 14 games in 2024. He signed with the Jets as a free agent in 2025 and started all eight games he played in until his season ended prematurely with a torn pectoral muscle.
Fellow NFC contenders the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks have already made moves to bolster their rosters ahead of the NFL trade deadline on Nov. 10, with each team focusing on the trenches.
The Bears traded two first-round picks to the Tennessee Titans for All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons. The Seahawks acquired future Hall of Fame guard Quenton Nelson from the Indianapolis Colts for a third-round pick in 2027 and a fifth-round pick in 2028. And the Colts dealt defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to the 49ers for a fourth-round pick in 2027.
Lions general manager Brad Holmes was active until the trade deadline for most of his six seasons in Detroit.
In 2022, the Lions traded tight end TJ Hockenson to the Vikings for a trade of draft picks. In 2023, they traded wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones from the Cleveland Browns for a future sixth-round pick. And in 2024, they acquired passer Za’Darius Smith in another trade of picks to help their struggling defense.
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