The Jets have found their new starting cornerback in free agency.
According to The Athletic’s Connor Hughes, the Jets and cornerback Pierre Desir have agreed on a one-year deal. The terms of the contract have yet to be disclosed.
Desir spent the last three seasons in Indianapolis with the Colts. He has become more of a starter in the last two seasons, though, starting in 23 games. In three seasons with the Colts, Desir had 119 total tackles, 26 pass breakups, five interceptions, one touchdown and two forced fumbles.
Before joining the Colts, Desir had stops with the Chargers and the Browns, the team he was originally drafted by in the fourth round in 2014 out of Lindenwood University. He was in Cleveland for two years and San Diego for one year.
The Jets were dying for some cornerback help with both Trumaine Johnson and Darryl Roberts off the roster. Surely, Desir will have a starting role right away, either as the No. 1 cornerback or the No. 2 cornerback. If the season were to start now, Desir would be the Jets’ No. 1 cornerback alongside Bless Austin.