FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Harrison Phillips was stunned by the news he was being traded by the Minnesota Vikings.

The veteran defensive tackle was a team captain, firmly entrenched in the community and part of a playmaking defense for a squad with high expectations this season.

But Phillips was headed to the New York Jets , a team with a new coach in Aaron Glenn and a franchise looking to end a 14-year playoff drought.

“Initial shock,” Phillips acknowledged Monday before his first practice with the Jets. “And then once I got to kind of decipher and peel back the layers of the onion, I was like, this is gonna be a great opportunity.”

New York acquired Phillips and a 2027 seventh-round draft pick from Minnesota for sixth-rounders in 2026 and 2027 in a deal that became official last T

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