Nahshon Wright had only one interception in his first four seasons. He had five with the Bears last season.
That was five interceptions more than the Jets had as a team last season.
Wright signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Jets in the offseason, leaving the Bears after one season.
“Yeah, I mean, obviously I know about it,” Wright said of the Jets’ interception-less season, via Jack Bell of the team website. “I mean, I’m on social media, so I’ve seen it, but try not to pay it any mind.”
In 2025, the Jets became the first NFL team to finish a season without an interception on defense. With that in mind, they signed Wright, whose eight takeaways last season were a league high, traded for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and drafted cornerback DeAngelo Ponds.
“I honestly don’t think it’s been brought up at all [in meetings],” Wright said. “I think 2025 was 2025, and I think we’re trying to turn over a new leaf, so we haven’t spoken about it at all.”
Wright played 97 percent of the Bears’ defensive snaps in the 16 games he played last season. He had never played more than 27 percent of the snaps in his three seasons with the Cowboys and his one with the Vikings.
Wright took advantage of the extended playing time, with 11 passes defensed, three fumble recoveries and 80 tackles in addition to his takeaways.
“I think just being on the field, and I think what being on the field brings in terms of confidence,” Wright said. “And then, obviously, when you make plays, it kind of helps with that as well. So, I think of just being on the field and then obviously the coach is trusting in me.
“And having a knack for the ball, being confident enough to get my eyes back to the ball, and then the preparation, being able to go into the week and see what [other] teams like to do, and type of concepts they run and be able to anticipate certain things.”
