Phillips was a team captain and a leader of the Vikings' defense, so this move qualifies as quite the surprise.

The New York Jets recently bolstered their defensive line via trade with Harrison Phillips being the marquee piece. The landed Phillips from the Minnesota Vikings along with a 2027 seventh-round pick.

With that, here are seven things to know about the Jets' new defensive lineman: At the top, Phillips is a known name in New York because he has faced the Jets plenty in his career. He entered the NFL in the AFC East with the Buffalo Bills as a third-round pick out of Stanford in 2018.