The Colts have agreed to trade cornerback Nate Hairston to the Jets, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (on Twitter). In exchange, the Jets will send a 2020 sixth-round pick to Indianapolis.
The Jets had two sixth-round picks thanks to the Darron Lee trade, but the Colts will receive the lower of the two in the swap, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com tweets.
The Jets’ need for cornerback help has been well-documented and they’ve addressed that need somewhat by acquiring Harrison. He’s not a star player, but he does have eleven starts to his credit over the past two years. He’s also under contract through 2020, giving Gang Green an opportunity to keep him in the fold beyond this season.
Harrison, by all accounts, had a solid camp, but the Colts’ logjam at cornerback allowed them to deal from a surplus. They’ll pick up a late-round draft choice for the 25-year-old and the Jets will plug him into their depth chart as a versatile cornerback/safety option.
Nate played in 27 of 32 games the last two years. Shouldn’t that be the more important stat
than playing in the first play of the game?
Hairston. Not Harrison. Autocorrect strikes again?
Solid move at a reasonable price for the Jets, they absolutely need the help at CB.
Definitely, but ironically they may have had a use for Darron Lee with Avery Williamson being out for the year. There’s no way they could’ve known at the time.
Could the Colts be beginning the collection of picks to move up in 2021 for a certain someone?