Darron Lee officially is an ex-Jet.
The agreed-upon trade with the Kansas City Chiefs was finalized Friday after Lee passed his physical. The Jets acquired Kansas City’s sixth-round pick in 2020 for Lee.
Acting general manager Adam Gase executed this trade hours after replacing Mike Maccagnan on an interim basis. Maccagnan was fired on Wednesday.
Lee was a first-round pick in 2016, but he never lived up to expectations after being taken 20th overall by Maccagnan.
The inside linebacker did seem to be turning the corner in 2018, but his season was derailed when he was suspended for the final four games for violating the terms of the NFL’s anti-drug policy.