The 1-7 Jets are increasing season-ticket prices for 2026.<\/p>\n
As noted by Mark Cannizzaro of the New York Post, fans are upset<\/a>. A Jets spokesperson has tried to take some of the steam out of the situation by pointing out that \u201cthe more affordable seats\u201d at MetLife Stadium (entire sections of upper-deck and lower end-zone seats) aren\u2019t increasing at all, and that 56 percent of the seats will have higher prices in the range of $5 to $10 per game.<\/p>\n The total price hike, per the spokesperson, is 3.5 percent throughout the stadium. (Which, obviously, means a greater percentage for the seats with higher prices, given that \u201cthe more affordable seats\u201d aren\u2019t increasing at all.)<\/p>\n The spokesperson also attempted to blame the increase on the fact that one of the team\u2019s nine 2025 regular-season home games was exported to London. <\/p>\n \u201cThe first thing people have to look at is last year they didn\u2019t pay for a full season of home games because of the London game, so the [2025] ticket prices were reduced by one game,\u2019\u2019 the spokesperson told Cannizaro. \u201cThat game comes back to us next year because we have nine home games.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s factually incorrect. This year, the Jets had eight true regular-season home games and one neutral-site home game. Next year, all AFC home teams will have eight regular-season home games, not nine. (The extra game in 2026 will happen in the meaningless preseason, when the home games double from one to two.)<\/p>\n Ultimately, the Jets can charge whatever they want for their tickets. And the fans can huff and puff. If the tickets sell, it\u2019s just noise. The real question is whether season-ticket holders will decide they\u2019ve had enough.<\/p>\n Remember what that kid said after their most recent home loss, to the Panthers: \u201cI hate this team<\/a>. I was born into this and I\u2019m not gonna ever \u2014 I\u2019m always a Jets fan. But, like, I hate this team.\u201d<\/p>\n The Jets don\u2019t care if the fans love the team or hate the team, as long as they buy the tickets. They\u2019re banking on the fact that, even at a higher price, they still will. <\/p>\n If the fans keep doing it, will anything ever really change?<\/p>\n