Overview
- ESPN’s Rich Cimini identified Fitzpatrick as a name to watch for New York and noted the veteran safety is reportedly available via trade.
- The Jets are exploring the safety market after freeing about $11.8 million in cap space, with Duker’s Miami tenure cited as a factor that could ease a deal.
- Fitzpatrick is entering the final year of his contract with a 2026 cap hit of $18.8 million, and a move would leave Miami with roughly $12.9 million in dead money.
- Miami’s early roster reset has included high-profile releases, though it is unclear if the team would deal a three-time All-Pro to a division rival.
- Fitzpatrick logged 82 tackles and six pass breakups in 2025, while some analysts speculate the cost could be a Day 3 pick and the Jets also have interest in safeties Bryan Cook and Nick Cross.