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Jul 28, 2025; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Jowon Briggs (97) during training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nThe New York Jets put their attention firmly on the defensive tackle position Wednesday, trading with the Cleveland Browns for one player then reportedly striking a deal with the Minnesota Vikings for another.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n First, the Jets acquired second-year defensive tackle Jowon Briggs from the Browns in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. New York also received a seventh-round pick in 2026 that initially belonged to the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Briggs trade was officially announced.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Then the Jets picked up Harrison Phillips and a 2027 seventh-round draft pick from the Vikings, according to multiple media reports. Minnesota received sixth-round selections in each of the next two drafts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n According to ESPN, New York will be on the hook for just half of the $7.4 million that Phillips will make this year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Briggs, who turns 24 on Sept. 1, appeared in six games as a rookie in 2024 and made 13 tackles, including one for loss, and two quarterback hits. He also recovered one fumble. He spent most of the season on the practice squad.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Browns selected Briggs in the seventh round of the 2024 draft out of Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Phillips, 29, started all 17 games for the Vikings in each of the past three seasons. In that span, he logged a total of 6.5 sacks, 207 tackles (seven for loss), one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and seven passed defensed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n A third-round pick of the Bills in 2018, Phillips appeared in 45 games (11 starts) with Buffalo over four seasons.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n