The New York Jets are heading into Week 4 of the 2025 season, hopeful of turning their fortunes around. The Jets are set to face off against the Miami Dolphins in an AFC East showdown, with both teams yet to secure a win this season – and New York eager to notch up some victories before jetting off to London.
In Week 6, they’ll be squaring off against the Denver Broncos at Tottenham Stadium. This marks the second consecutive year that the Jets will be crossing the Atlantic, having played against the Minnesota Vikings last season. On this occasion, however, the Jets will be playing as the home team.
Jets safety Andre Cisco is no stranger to playing on British soil, thanks to his stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars. In the latest edition of Mirror Sport’s New York Jets player diary, we get to know the 25 year old:.
I love the Lord. I try to live the right way. I’m fully dedicated to this team, both on and off the field. I’m trying to align myself with the Jets organization in a positive way so that when people meet me and they see I’m a Jet, that we can make them a fan and also make them family. Then, of course, I want to make plays on the field, too.
Man, it’s just a great situation. A.G., being the guy that he is, the DB background, kind of the foundation that they’ve already laid in the past few years, especially on defense, and obviously knowing with A.G. at the helm, that things are going to move in the right direction fast. I’ve been part of a turnaround before, so I was excited to be a part of this one.
Coach Glenn’s straightforwardness and his attitude each and every day are inspiring. Being a former player and a former Jet, he has a unique perspective. It’s been awesome.
I closely followed the Jets. I definitely had a lot of love for the Jets as a fan myself. I enjoyed their glory days that they had when I was little, and I’m excited for us to be, you know, back in this conversation this year.
I looked up to a ton of players. I loved the Saints when they were good, so I loved Reggie Bush. I just loved that team. They were so good in that Saints era.
I also loved LaDainian Tomlinson. I loved Darrelle Revis. Those guys were some of my favorites.
It’s been great. We really have been a really close-knit group, really getting to know each other, just being able to have fun. You know, I think that’s the main thing, even though we’re 0-3. Look, there are some more plays out there for us. But we’ve been really positive every day; ‘just keeping a hard hat’ is what I like to say as my mindset of just coming to work and not letting any of the outside noise affect us.
I appreciate it’s a young group, but we have a lot of energy. It’s been fun.
I would honestly say we’re learning how to deal with adversity. We’re getting to see each other in tough situations early, which is sometimes the challenge for new groups is you face adversity and guys start to panic, point fingers. I haven’t felt any of that from this group, which is really good. So we’re showing a lot of maturity.
For us, it’s going to be continuing to learn how to practice the right way and prepare for each game. I think what we’re learning is the details, the fine details, they are what is going to allow us to get over the hump. So it’s been good.
They have a lot of speed. They have speed at every position, so for us, we have to be really conscious of where we’re at safety, getting our depth, playing off the eyes of the quarterback, and making sure we’re taking away some of these big throws.
In a 100-meter race against Waddle and Tyreek? That distance may not be my swag. Maybe I’ll get them over 30 yards or so, though. They’ve got world-class speed. I’m excited to go against them, especially on prime time on Monday night.
I think the way I realized that I belonged was when I first had one of my first shoulder injuries. Learning to play through injury in the NFL is like, I don’t know, what makes you a man. I remember it was week one of my second year, my first year starting, and I had to play through an injury while learning not only to play but also to succeed.
You’re getting shots before the game. Some of those moments show you like, “I’m built to last in this league.” So that was one of the special moments for me, which might be a surprise.
I love London. As a player, I love London. We did the two-week stints when we were with the Jags, and I love the first one the most, the first two-week stint that we did. That was 2023, where we actually switched hotels in the middle, and the second hotel was like on a golf course. It was a beautiful view at practice. It’s just a unique bonding opportunity for a team, and we did a lot of bonding out there.
I know this year we’ll be there for a few days as well, so we’ll have a unique opportunity to bond with your coaches, especially since we’ll be living and staying in the same place. As a grown man, you don’t do that often, so it’s really cool.
London has a unique shopping setup, which I love, and then my sister lives in the Netherlands, so she always comes to every game every year. That’s one of the only times I get to see her, so it’s another reason I look forward to it outside of just ball.
I haven’t been the home team at Tottenham since 2021. It’s a really nice stadium and a really cool experience; the locker room for the home team is particularly impressive. It adds a little bit of an element of feeling at home on the road. I’m really looking forward to it.
It’s really cool, man. I think you normalize it after a while. Like it’s my fifth year doing it, so I’m definitely past the surprise phase. But it still is really cool that football has taken me so far. I’m able to play on international stages in front of people who are literally from different countries. It’s a unique opportunity, man. I still want to make sure I’m living in the moment.
