Joe Douglas and the New York Jets just couldn’t live without a Lawson this season.
Without prized free agent Carl Lawson (ruptured achilles) and veteran Vinny Curry both done for the season, the Jets acquired edge player Shaq Lawson from the Houston Texans, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Texans are trading pass rusher Shaq Lawson to the Jets, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 29, 2021
The New York Post’s Brian Costello reports the compensation as a 2022 sixth-round draft selection—owned originally by the San Francisco 49ers (Jordan Willis deal).