The New York Jets are looking to try to turn things around this offseason as Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey are trying to keep their jobs after a terrible 2025 season.
Through the opening week of free agency and the offseason, the head coach and general manager duo have not done a bad job. In fact, it's been a solid offseason overall.
Bleacher Report's Alex Ballentine gave the Jets a 1-word assessment for their offseason thus far, and it was an unexpected one: "grounded." The Jets' offseason has been reasonable, a welcome change for the Jets after some iffy offseasons.
Jets given 'grounded' assessment of offseason moves
"New York Jets: Grounded," Ballentine writes. "The Jets haven't always been synonymous with reasonable, but so fr they have."
Though the first week of the offseason, the Jets have made a few nice free-agent signings. Joseph Ossai, Demario Davis, David Onyemata, Nahshon Wright, Kinsgley Enagbare, and Dane Belton are the premier defensive additions in free agency. All of which are on reasonable deals.
But the Jets have also swung a couple of nice trades. They sent a late-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for Minkah Fitzpatrick and swapped Jermaine Johnson for T'Vondre Sweat with the Tennessee Titans.
Those are some nice defensive additions, but the offensive pickups are also impressive. Dylan Parham is the only free agent addition, but he's a reliable veteran left guard who will round out their offensive line in 2026.
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But where the Jets really made their mark was in the trade market, specifically at quarterback. They acquired Geno Smith for a pick swap and guaranteed that they have a Pro Bowler at QB next year.
And after Ballentine handed the Jets this 1-word assessment, they made another big move that's made their offseason look even better. They traded Justin Fields to the Kansas City Chiefs for a 2027 sixth-round pick and $3 million in cap savings.
It's been a productive offseason for the Jets so far, as they've made a few nice moves to rebound from their disastrous 2025 season.
More needs to be done, like a better backup quarterback and a true number two wide receiver. But things have begun to look better for the Jets, as their "grounded" offseason approach has led to one of the better offseasons around the NFL so far.
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