{"id":805683,"date":"2026-03-11T03:57:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T03:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/805683\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T03:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T03:57:53","slug":"jets-add-corner-nahshon-wright-to-revamped-defense-on-one-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/805683\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets add corner Nahshon Wright to revamped defense on one-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Jets added another piece to their new-look defense Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The team agreed to a one-year contract worth up to $5.5 million with former Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright, a source confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wright had five interceptions last season for Chicago, along with 11 pass breakups in 17 games. <\/p>\n

The Jets desperately needed to add players with the ability to create turnovers. They had zero interceptions in 2025 and just four takeaways. <\/p>\n

The 6-foot-4 Wright is a long, rangy cornerback who can help Aaron Glenn\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n

The knock on Wright is that he gives up too many big plays. PFF credited him with eight touchdowns allowed last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wright likely will compete with Azareye\u2019h Thomas to start opposite Brandon Stephens. The Jets have tried to revamp their defense this week in free agency. <\/p>\n

They agreed to a trade for All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick on Monday and agreed to deals with veteran linebacker Demario Davis, defensive tackle David Onyemata, safety Dane Belton, and edge rushers Joseph Ossai and Kingsley Enagbare.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Follow The Post\u2019s live updates of all the signings, rumors and deals from NFL free agency.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ANahshon Wright intercepts a pass intended for Jordan Addison in the end zone during the second quarter of the Bears\u2019 win over the Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on Nov. 16, 2025. Getty Images<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old Wright joined the Bears last year after one season with the Vikings, where he was mainly on the practice squad. <\/p>\n

In his first game with the Bears, he returned an interception 74 yards for a touchdown against the Vikings. He started 16 regular-season games and two playoff games for the Bears. <\/p>\n

He had two forced fumbles in addition to his five interceptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wright was originally a third-round pick by the Cowboys. He played three seasons in Dallas.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Jets added another piece to their new-look defense Tuesday.\u00a0 The team agreed to a one-year contract worth…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":805684,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[7,226,1917,255,2321,2097,6,89225,9],"class_list":{"0":"post-805683","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-jets","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-jets","12":"tag-newyork","13":"tag-newyorkjets","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-nfl-free-agency-2026","16":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116208538681539989","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=805683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/805684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=805683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=805683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}