Jets deal for Vikings' Harrison Phillips, Browns' Jowon Briggs - ESPN

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Trying to bolster one of their weakest positions, the New York Jets acquired defensive tackles Harrison Phillips and Jowon Briggs in separate trades Wednesday.

The Jets traded two seventh-round picks (2026 and 2027) to the Minnesota Vikings for Phillips and a 2027 seventh-round pick, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The trade is pending a physical.

The Vikings agreed to pay $3.7 million of Phillips' $7.4 million salary for 2025, a source told Schefter. Phillips, 29, a starter for most of his career, projects as the starter alongside star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams in the Jets' base 4-3 front.

Earlier in the day, the Jets announced they dealt a 2026 sixth-round choice to the Cleveland Browns for Briggs and a 2026 seventh-round pick. The Jets expect Briggs, who played only 133 defensive snaps last season as a rookie, to help their depth.

The Jets were motivated to make the trades, in part, due to an injury to Byron Cowart (ankle), who has been sidelined since early in camp. He was trending toward a starting role.

Cowart was among a handful of additions on low-cost contracts at defensive tackle in the offseason. That includes Jay Tufele, who has stood out in the preseason. Surprisingly, they didn't address the need in the draft.

Phillips was a third-round pick of the Buffalo Bills in 2018, and he has started 62 games in his career.

He became a full-time player after signing with the Vikings as a free agent before the 2022 season, starting all 51 of their regular-season games and both playoff games over that period while playing on 64.3% of their defensive snaps. Known primarily as a run-stopper, he set a career high with 92 tackles in 2023.

The Vikings signed him to a contract extension in