Titans agree to trade NT T’Vondre Sweat to Jets for DE Jermaine Johnson

The trade reunites Johnson with new Titans head coach Robert Saleh, who was in New York when the Jets used a first-round pick on the edge rusher in 2022. Johnson had a roller-coaster four seasons in New York, generating 13.0 total sacks. He earned a Pro Bowl nod under Saleh in 2023, earning 7.5 sacks, but a 2024 injury wiped out all but two tilts, and he never seemed right last season.

The move highlights the Titans’ need for pass-rushing help surrounding star defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons. Trading Sweat further increases Tennessee’s chances of using its swath of free-agent money along the defensive line — a reunion with former Saleh stalwart John Franklin-Myers, anyone?

Johnson was a trade candidate last year, and moving him now underscores the probability that Gang Green uses the No. 2 overall pick on a rookie edge. Adding Sweat, a 6-foot-4, 366-pound beast, adds beef to the middle of Aaron Glenn’s defense, which struggled against the run. The former second-round pick has three sacks in two seasons but eats up blockers.