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 Jets Sign CB Sauce Gardner To Extension
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The New York Jets have signed CB Sauce Gardner to a contract extension, he announced on his social media.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport adds the deal is for four years, worth $120.4 million, making him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history. 

Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the extension will run through 2030 and have $85.653 million in guarantees.

Gardner, 24, was a three-year starter at Cincinnati. He was a Consensus All-American and AAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2021. The Jets used the No. 4 overall pick on him in the 2022 draft. 

He signed a four-year, $33,450,799 contract that includes a $21,507,854 signing bonus. There was also a fifth-year option for the team to pick up in 2025.

In 2024, Gardner appeared in 15 games for the Jets and recorded 49 tackles, a sack, nine pass defenses, and one interception.

This article first appeared on NFLTradeRumors.co and was syndicated with permission.

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