Another day, another major contract extension for New York Jets.
Twenty -four hours after reaching a long -term contract extension with the Large Garrett Wilson receiver, the jets rewarded the half -Gardner Star Coin Sauce with a record contract – an extension of $ 120.4 million over four years, sources said on Tuesday.
The contract includes 85.653 million dollars guaranteed, said a source to Adam Schefter in ESPN.
The double All-Pro becomes the highest paid corner of NFL, based on an average salary per year ($ 30.1 million). He exceeds the star of Houston Texans, Derek Stingley Jr., who received an extension of $ 90 million over three years in March. Stingley was drafted third in the general classification in 2022, a place ahead of Gardner.
“I appreciate the organization of the jets for having believed in me, my teammates for blood, sweat and tears that we have put, and jets nation … I appreciate you all … Thank you God,” posted Gardner at X, thanking his brother, went to Gardner and Aj Vaynerchuk, who represents him.
Sauce Gardner had two years to play on his recruit contract, including his fifth year in 2026 (20.2 million dollars guaranteed).
The jets have now obtained two fundamental players until 2030, adopting a proactive approach rarely seen with the stars spent in the history of the franchise. Gardner and Wilson became the first two first round choices within the framework of the current NFL financial system, which entered into force in 2011, to receive extensions during their first year of eligibility (after three years).
Gardner has become the first Jets player since the second CJ Mosley is best paid in the league to its respective position. In 2019, Mosley signed an $ 85 million contract over five years as free agent. Its average of $ 17 million per year occupied first place among the seconds outside the ball for four months.
Gardner, 24, clearly said during the recent minimp minimp that he wanted to stay with the long-term jets.
“I want to change the organization,” he said. “I want to be part of the organization’s change.”
The new jet regime, led by coach Aaron Glenn and managing director Darren Mougey, said from the start that his goal was to keep the best young players, which the past regimes had not done.
Gardner had an immediate impact, capturing the honors of the defensive recruit of the year in 2022. He was the only cornerback since the merger of the NFL-AFL in 1970 to be appointed first All-Pro team during each of its first two seasons. Only two other defensive players have succeeded: the former legend of the Giants of New York Lawrence Taylor and the Cowboys of Dallas pass Micah Parsons.
As a recruit, Gardner ranked n ° 2 among the cornerbacks in the EPA (expected points added) / by target as the nearest defender (minimum: 400 coverage snaps), according to next generation statistics. He slipped to the 13th in 2023 and 47th in 2024.
