Sauce Gardner makes surprising Aaron Rodgers-Justin Fields comparison

The New York Jets showed a lot of faith in Justin Fields when they signed him to a lucrative free-agent contract this offseason, and star cornerback Sauce Gardner can understand why.

Gardner had extremely high praise for Fields during a Wednesday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” The All-Pro cornerback said he has already established a close connection with Fields, and Gardner even made one surprising comparison between Fields and Aaron Rodgers.

Gardner said there are certain throws he thought only Rodgers could make, but he has since learned that Fields has the same uncanny ability.

“He made a few throws in OTAs that I’m like, yo, I did not know he was capable of this throw,” Fields told McAfee. “It’s only a certain amount of quarterbacks that can make … I’m talking about throws on like Aaron’s type of level. When it comes to being able to squeeze those throws in there, I always thought Aaron was the best when it came to that. Justin has made a few throws where I’m like, okay he’s really been in the lab. I can just tell.”