Jets named top landing spot for ex-Cowboys $97 million 11-interception star

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While not the sole reason for the New York Jets’ disastrous 2025-26 season, it certainly didn’t help that the franchise’s defense failed to generate turnovers at a high rate.

Struggling offenses typically need a much-needed boost on the other side of the ball to have any chance of succeeding. Unfortunately for New York, that’s far from how things played out for the AFC East franchise, resulting in an abysmal 3-14 finish.

In NFL.com’s Matt Okada’s mind, bringing a former Dallas Cowboys star defender who recorded 11 interceptions in 2021-22 on board is a smart idea.

“I used to be a researcher here at the NFL, so I’ve seen every mind-boggling statistic you can imagine,” Okada wrote Wednesday. That the New York Jets managed zero interceptions over the entirety of the 2025 season remains one of the most absurd facts I’ve ever encountered. It’s unconscionable.”

“So let’s fix it. Diggs’ 11 interceptions in 2021 remain the most by any player in a season in the last 40 years. He also had three in 12 games as a rookie in 2020 and three in 2022; then a rash of injuries derailed each of his last three seasons.