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Colts send CB Hairston to Jets
By: Mike Stiles - Thursday, August 29, 2019

Nate Hairston (photo courtesy of David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire)

(INDIANAPOLIS) - Addressing their most glaring need, the New York Jets have acquired third-year cornerback Nate Hairston from the Indianapolis Colts for a 2020 sixth-round pick, the team confirmed Wednesday. The draft pick headed to the Colts is the second of the Jets' sixth-round picks in 2020. The trade is pending a physical, according to the Jets. Hairston, 25, a fifth-round pick from Temple in 2017, will join a cornerback group headed by Trumaine Johnson, Darryl Roberts and Brian Poole. Hairston was the Colts' primary slot corner during his rookie season, but struggled in 2018 and was replaced by Kenny Moore. Hairston likely would have been relegated to primarily special teams had he made the Colts' 53-man roster after Moore became the NFL's highest-paid slot during the offseason.



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