Jets Trade Moses, Get Cooper: Draft Drama

0:00On April 25th, the 2026 NFL Draft just handed out compensatory picks to teams that lost big free agents from last year. Take the New York Jets, who watched their tackle Morgan Moses bolt to division 4 New England on a 4-year $24 million deal. Jets snagged the fifth rounder at number 179 overall for Moses, but they flicked it quick in a trade-up to grab Whiteout Omar Cooper at number 30 in the first round. Fans and analysts are buzzing about Moses thriving in New England. In his 12th pro season, he started all 17 games, anchoring the line as the Pats punched a ticket to Super Bowl 60 only to fall to. Seattle's fierce defense. Now, hindsight's 2020, did the Jets goof by not resigning him? At 35, Moses still has two years left on that contract and looks primed for more solid play, boosting a rival who desperately needed that. Edge. compensatory picks, reward net losses in free agency, ranked by salary, snaps and snaps,

1:01slotted into rounds 3 through 7. Jets turned lemons into draft lemonade, but this one's got that bitter aftertaste lingering into next season. NFL News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters on Game Day.