Jets trade cornerback Michael Carter II to Eagles for wide receiver John Metchie III, AP source says

By Canadian Press on October 29, 2025.

The New York Jets have agreed to trade cornerback Michael Carter II to the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday for wide receiver John Metchie III, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.

The Jets will also receive a sixth-round pick in the 2027 NFL draft and will send a seventh-round selection in that draft to the Eagles, the person told the AP on condition of anonymity because the teams didn’t announce the trade.

Carter, a fifth-round pick in 2021 out of Duke, became the NFL’s highest-paid nickel cornerback last year when he signed a three-year, $30.75 million extension. But playing for a new regime with head coach Aaron Glenn and defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, Carter became expendable after the Jets acquired Jarvis Brownlee Jr. from Tennessee last month.

Carter, who also dealt with frequent injuries the past few seasons, saw his role decrease significantly in New York’s first win of the season against Cincinnati last Sunday. He played six snaps on defense and was replaced by Brownlee for most of the game as the slot cornerback.

The Jets will be the third team this season for Metchie, who was traded from Houston to Philadelphia in August. He has four catches for 18 yards this season.

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Dennis Waszak Jr., The Associated Press