The Jets have increased season ticket prices for the 2026 season, and for plenty of die-hard fans that is just another stinging loss to absorb.
Allan Simon, 34, a season ticket holder since 2010, is one of the furious season ticket holders because this is the third straight season in which Gang Green has raised ticket prices.
“It’s been three years for me and this was the biggest jump,” Simon said. “It’s almost 5% increase for me. They keep increasing the price of the product, but the product on the field gets worse.
“They make no effort to give fans anything at all. And then we get to see that the Giants got a cool gift this year. The Chiefs sent out a really cool hang-up sign for season ticket holders. Every other team in the league seems to do something and the Jets do absolutely nothing.”
Simon sits in section 109 at MetLife Stadium. He always aspired to be a Jets season ticket holder while growing up in Monroe Township, N.J., going to games at the old Meadowlands.
Despite the Jets not making the playoffs since 2010 and finishing without a winning record since 2015, Simon says he will remain a season ticket holder even with the price increases.
Some fans have noted that prices have increased as much as 15% from last season.
A Jets spokesperson told the Daily News that much of the anger stems from the fact that some fans don’t recognize that the increase is partly due to the addition of an extra home game next year. This season, the Jets played only eight home games because their “home” game against the Broncos was held in London last month. Fans were not charged for the game in London unless they chose to purchase tickets for that game.
Over half the ticket increases at MetLife Stadium are $5 or $10 per game, according to the spokesperson. In terms of fans not receiving season ticket gifts, some accounts will receive up to $250 in Jets Cash per seat, the person with knowledge said.
Next season, the Jets will play 10 home games, which includes two preseason games. The spokesperson stated that the price increases are “minimal,” averaging 3.5% throughout MetLife Stadium. The premium seating, such as in the Coaches Club, has increased because it is now all-inclusive, featuring food and alcoholic beverages beginning next season.
Chris Greene bought a MetLife Stadium Personal Seat License in 2010 when the new stadium opened. He dropped out in 2015, before becoming a season ticket holder again in 2018.
For the 2026 season, Greene says his season tickets have increased by $666. Like others, Greene, 55, feels that the Jets’ season ticket experience has dwindled in recent years.
“I feel like they started out in 2010 with some appreciation of the fans,” Greene said. “The first year, they gave us caps with our seat numbers on them and some T-shirts. It wasn’t much, but there was some sort of appreciation.
“As the prices increase, it seems like the team’s performance has also decreased. I understand that the owners are in it to make money. With that being said, the true fans suffer.”
Keith Monroe, a Jets fan from Long Island, has also experienced significant increases in season ticket prices over the last three seasons. He has been a Jets season ticket holder since 2009 and a fan of the team since 1996, when Keyshawn Johnson was drafted.
When he became a season ticket holder, Monroe says the tickets were “comparatively reasonably priced” compared to those of other teams around the NFL. However, in 2015, he sensed that prices were starting to shift.
Monroe, 41, says his tickets in the 216 section increased to around $10 a game this season and he is considering not renewing for next season.
“I’d say the experience just isn’t warranting the price of admission anymore,” Monroe said. “The problems with the crowd itself, you know, on any given Sunday, is 50 percent of opposing fans, that nightmare situation of getting in and out of you know that area.
“Then, when you compound that with those products on the field and the lack of success at a certain point, it becomes, well, are we just paying to hang out. If that is what it is ultimately becoming, then you just do that locally and we can watch the team on TV like everybody else.”
