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Sep 11, 1994; Tampa, FL, USA; Indianapolis Colts quarterback Browning Nagle (18) warms up on the field prior to a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Hebert-USA TODAY NETWORK

Browning Nagle, former Louisville star QB, dies at 57

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Browning Nagle, who guided Louisville to a victory in the 1991 Fiesta Bowl and played five NFL seasons, died this week after a battle with colon cancer. He was 57.

Louisville announced his passing on Friday.

Nagle threw for a program-record 451 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cardinals to a 34-7 romp over Alabama in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, 1991.

Under head coach Howard Schnellenberger, Nagle threw for 4,653 yards and 32 touchdowns during his two seasons as a starter from 1989-90.

“We are saddened by the passing of Browning Nagle, former Fiesta Bowl MVP quarterback and Louisville great,” the school said in a statement. “His leadership on the field and passion for the game left a lasting mark on our program.”

Current Cardinals head coach Jeff Brohm offered his sympathies over social media.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with #7 Browning Nagle, his wife Michelle, and his entire family today,” he wrote on X. “A true Cardinal great! We will all miss him very much. Love you buddy!”

Nagle was selected by the New York Jets with the 34th overall pick of the 1991 NFL Draft, one pick behind Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre.

Nagle struggled with the Jets, completing just 49.4% of his passes for 2,361 yards with seven touchdowns and 17 interceptions in 18 games from 1991-93. He later signed with the Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons, finishing his NFL career with 2,489 passing yards, eight TDs and 20 interceptions in 24 games (14 starts).

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Nov 13, 2025; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields (7) looks to pass the ball against the New England Patriots in the third quarter at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images

Report: Jets trading QB Justin Fields to Chiefs

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The New York Jets are finalizing a trade to send quarterback Justin Fields to the Kansas City Chiefs, multiple outlets reported Monday.

The Jets will acquire a 2027 sixth-round draft pick in exchange, with the Chiefs taking on $3 million of the guaranteed $10 million of Fields’ salary.

The move frees up about $4 million in cap space for New York and gives Kansas City a new backup quarterback for Patrick Mahomes, who is recovering from a torn ACL sustained in Week 15 of last season.

Mahomes, 30, is targeting a Week 1 return. Fields provides some insurance in case the two-time NFL MVP and three-time Super Bowl champion is not ready for the opener.

The deal is pending the result of a physical for Fields, 27, who signed a two-year, $40 million contract with the Jets last March but appeared in only nine games (2-7 as a starter).

New York traded for Raiders quarterback Geno Smith and also has Bailey Zappe and Brady Cook on the roster. Kansas City’s QB room includes Mahomes, Jake Haener, Chris Oladokun and now Fields.

Drafted 11th overall by Chicago in 2021, Fields has a 16-37 record as a starter with the Bears (2021-23), Pittsburgh Steelers (2024) and Jets. He has completed 61.4% of his passes for 9,039 yards, 52 touchdowns and 32 interceptions while rushing for 2,892 yards and 23 scores.

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Dec 22, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; San Francisco 49ers defensive end Bryce Huff (47) leaves the field after the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

49ers DE Bryce Huff announces retirement

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Bryce Huff retired from the NFL on Thursday at 27 years old.

The San Francisco 49ers defensive end revealed his decision in a video posted to his Instagram story.

“I’m retiring from football,” Huff said. “I started playing football when I was four years old. Growing up, I wasn’t the biggest or the strongest, and I didn’t have many friends. All I really had was the game. Football kept me grounded. It gave me something to hold onto.”

Huff went undrafted out of Memphis and caught on with the New York Jets in 2020. He spent four of his six NFL seasons there before signing a three-year, $51.1 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2024. That marked the richest contract for an undrafted free agent non-quarterback in NFL history.

A wrist injury limited him to 12 games and two playoff games with the Eagles. He did not play in the team’s Super Bowl LIX victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.

He was traded to the 49ers, reuniting with former Jets head coach Robert Saleh, San Francisco’s defensive coordinator in 2025.

In 81 career games (21 starts), Huff amassed 108 tackles, 24 sacks and four forced fumbles. His best season came in 2023, when he racked up 10 sacks for the Jets while never making a start as part of their D-line rotation.

“Through all of it, I realized something: Football has been my entire life,” Huff said in his video. “I played ever since I was 4 years old, but at 27 years old, I know I’m capable of giving the world more than just football.”

Huff said he is founding a company that builds safety infrastructure for lithium-ion batteries.

According to Pro Football Talk, Huff was owed a $1 million roster bonus from the 49ers on Friday.

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Jan 12, 1969; Miami, FL, USA; FILE PHOTO New York Jets running back #41 Matt Snell in action during Super Bowl III against the Baltimore Colts. Snell ran 31 times for 121 yards as the Jets defeated the Colts 16-7. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Malcolm Emmons-Imagn Images

Matt Snell, Jets’ Super Bowl III hero, dies at 84

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Matt Snell, the bruising running back who powered the New York Jets to their iconic moment in a shocking Super Bowl III victory, died Tuesday morning on Long Island at the age of 84, the team announced.

Snell’s role in Jets history is closely linked to the upset that changed professional football. In the 16-7 victory over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts, he carried the ball 30 times for 121 yards and scored New York’s only touchdown, a 4-yard run that put the Jets ahead, a lead they never lost.

“Matt Snell will forever hold a special place in the history of the New York Jets,” chairman Woody Johnson said in a statement. “He was the embodiment of toughness, selflessness and belief — traits that defined our organization’s proudest moments. His performance in Super Bowl III was nothing short of legendary.”

Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath credited Snell as essential to that title run.

“I’m really sad to hear that he passed,” Namath said. “Matt was not only a hell of a player — he was a terrific teammate and without him we wouldn’t have had a chance to win a championship.”

The third overall pick in the 1964 AFL Draft, Snell made an immediate impact, winning AFL Rookie of the Year honors. He became one of the franchise’s foundational players, leading the Jets in rushing in five of his first six seasons.

Snell finished his career with 4,285 rushing yards, still fourth in team history, with 24 touchdowns. He added 1,375 receiving yards and seven more scores and earned All-AFL second-team honors three times and first-team once.

A three-time AFL All-Star, Snell was inducted into the Jets’ Ring of Honor in 2015.

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Feb 1, 2026; San Francisco, CA, USA; Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright (26) during NFC practice at the Flag Fieldhouse Moscone Center South Building. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Reports: Interception-hungry Jets signing Pro Bowl CB Nahshon Wright

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The New York Jets — who failed to intercept one pass last season — are signing Pro Bowl cornerback Nahshon Wright, who had five with the Chicago Bears, to a one-year contract worth up to $5.5 million, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.

The Jets also are signing former New York Giants safety Dane Belton to a one-year, $4 million deal worth up to $6 with incentives, per reports. New York already bolstered the secondary by acquiring five-time Pro Bowl safety Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins on Monday for a 2026 seventh-round pick, multiple outlets reported.

Wright, 27, was selected to the Pro Bowl after his lone season with Chicago. He returned one interception 74 yards for a touchdown in the season opener against his previous team, the Minnesota Vikings, as the Bears went on to lead the league with 33 takeaways including 23 picks in 2025.

He also made 80 tackles, forced two fumbles, recovered three fumbles and defended 11 passes in 17 regular-season games (16 starts).

For his career, Wright has 117 tackles, six interceptions, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and 16 passes defended in 50 regular-season games (19 starts) for the Dallas Cowboys (2021-23), Vikings (2024) and Bears. Dallas traded him to Minnesota in August 2024 and he played in one game for the Vikings before they released him in April 2025.

The Cowboys selected Wright in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Belton, 25, played the past four seasons for the Giants, who picked him in the fourth round of the 2022 draft. He started nine of 17 games last season and totaled 120 tackles, one interception, two sacks, three forced fumbles and five passes defended.

He has started 22 of 66 games and totaled 240 tackles, six interceptions, four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and 16 passes defended.

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Dec 28, 2025; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Geno Smith (7) throws in the third quarter against the New York Giants at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Jets reportedly reacquire QB Geno Smith in trade with Raiders

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Thirteen years after drafting Geno Smith, the Jets haven’t found a surefire solution to their quarterback woes and are bringing the 35-year-old back to New York for another shot.

The Raiders and Jets reportedly agreed to the trade on Tuesday sending Smith back to his original NFL team in return for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick.

The Jets also will receive a seventh-round pick (No. 2019 overall) along with Smith, who was awaiting his release by the Raiders before the start of the league year on Wednesday.

With an opportunity to head back to the Jets, Smith, 35, reportedly agreed to restructure his contract. ESPN reported the Raiders are paying most of the remaining tab, limiting New York’s financial commitment to just over the league minimum for veteran players.

The Jets selected Smith in the second round (39th overall) of the 2013 draft out of West Virginia. He played his first four seasons for the Jets and completed 57.9% of his passes for 5,962 yards and 28 touchdowns with 26 interceptions in 33 games (30 starts) from 2013-16.

Las Vegas is projected to use the No. 1 pick in next month’s draft on Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza.

There was urgency for the Raiders to trade or release Smith with an $8 million guarantee in his contract due to hit the books March 13.

Smith threw a league-worst 17 interceptions and completed 67.4% of his passes for 3,025 yards with 15 touchdowns in 15 starts last season. The Raiders were 2-13 in games he started and Smith was sacked a league-high 55 times.

Smith has completed 65.2% of his passes for 22,168 yards and 124 TDs with 89 interceptions in 109 regular-season games (98 starts) with the Jets, New York Giants (2017), Los Angeles Chargers (2018), Seattle Seahawks (2020-24) and Raiders.

His only playoff appearance was in 2022 with the Seahawks, a 41-23 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in an NFC wild-card game. Smith was honored as the NFL Comeback Player of the Year that season and made the Pro Bowl in 2022 and 2023.

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Aug 23, 2025; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (29) looks on before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Report: Jets acquire S Minkah Fitzpatrick from Dolphins

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The New York Jets acquired five-time Pro Bowl safety Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins on Monday, multiple outlets reported.

The Dolphins will receive a 2026 seventh-round pick in exchange, a selection that originally belonged to the Los Angeles Chargers. The deal can’t be processed until the new league year begins Wednesday.

The Jets will sign Fitzpatrick, 29, to a three-year, $40 million contract, agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed to ESPN. He had one year remaining on his contract with Miami for $15.6 million, non-guaranteed.

With his 21 career interceptions, including a league-leading six picks in 2022, Fitzpatrick helps to shore up a Jets defense that became the first in NFL history in 2025 to finish an entire season without an interception.

Fitzpatrick joins a couple of familiar faces in New York in new defensive coordinator Brian Duker and safeties coach Ryan Slowik, who both came from Miami.

Fitzpatrick had one interception, one sack, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and 82 tackles in 14 starts last season.

The three-time All-Pro has tallied 690 tackles, 60 passes defensed, six forced fumbles and five defensive touchdowns in 120 games (115 starts) with the Dolphins (2018-19, 2025) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2019-24). Miami drafted him in the first round (11th overall) in 2018.

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Dec 28, 2025; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets running back Breece Hall (20) carries the ball asNew England Patriots linebacker K'Lavon Chaisson (44) pursues during the first half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Jets wrap up RB Breece Hall with franchise tag

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Jets general manager Darren Mougey was true to his commitment to keep running back Breece Hall in New York, applying the franchise tag before the NFL deadline on Tuesday.

Hall and the Jets have until July 15 to hammer out a long-term contract, which the team said last week at the NFL Scouting Combine was the priority for both sides.

“Ideally, we’d find a way to get a deal done and keep Breece around,” Mougey said last week. “I think I’ve said that for the last year since I’ve got here. Breece is a good player. We want to find a way to keep him around.”

If a contract extension isn’t reached, Hall would receive a one-year salary of $14.293 million for 2026.

Hall, 24, rushed for 3,398 yards and 18 touchdowns in his first four seasons since the Jets selected him in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Iowa State. He amassed a career-high 1,065 yards in 2025, becoming the first Jet since 2015 to surpass 1,000 rushing yards. He was retained at the trade deadline despite New York shipping off a number of other top players.

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Jan 4, 2026; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (11) scrambles with the ball defended by New York Jets linebacker Jermaine Johnson (11) during the third quarter at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

Reports: Titans acquiring Pro Bowl DE Jermaine Johnson from Jets

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The Tennessee Titans are acquiring former first-round pass rusher Jermaine Johnson from the New York Jets in exchange for defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday.

The reported trade cannot become official until the first day of the new league year on March 11.

Johnson, 27, will rejoin former Jets head coach and new Titans boss Robert Saleh. He recorded 43 tackles and three sacks in 14 games (13 starts) last season after tearing an Achilles two games into the 2024 campaign.

A Pro Bowl selection in 2023, Johnson has totaled 131 tackles and 13.0 sacks in 47 career games (32 starts) since being selected by the Jets with the 26th overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft.

Sweat, 24, had 34 tackles in 12 games (all starts) last season with the Titans.

He has totaled 85 tackles and three sacks in 29 career games (28 starts) since being selected by Tennessee in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

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Dec 28, 2025; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets running back Breece Hall (20) carries the ball as New England Patriots linebacker K'Lavon Chaisson (44) pursues at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Jets plan to use franchise tag on RB Breece Hall if deal not reached

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New York Jets general manager Darren Mougey made it clear the team intends to retain Breece Hall one way or another this offseason.

The Jets plan to use either the franchise tag or transition tag on their standout running back if a long-term deal can’t be reached by the March 3 deadline, Mougey said on Tuesday at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis.

“We’ll find a way to keep Breece here if we can’t get a deal done,” Mougey said.

Hall, 24, has rushed for 3,398 yards and 18 touchdowns in four seasons since the Jets selected him in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Iowa State. He amassed a career-high 1,065 yards in 2025, becoming the first Jet since 2015 to surpass 1,000 rushing yards. He was retained at the trade deadline despite New York shipping off a number of other top players.

The franchise tag, which pays a player a one-year deal at the rate of the average of the top five salaries at his position, would be worth $14.5 million for Hall in 2026. The transition tag, which pays the average of the top 10 positional salaries, would be worth approximately $11.7 million.

The difference between the two is that the Jets would not be eligible for draft compensation on a transition tag should they elect not to match an offer from another team to Hall.

Even if the Jets were to tag Hall, the two sides could continue to work toward a new contract up until July 15, at which point he would play under the tag and be a pending free agent once more next offseason.

–Field Level Media