Overview
- Garrett Wilson signed a four-year, $130 million extension with $90 million guaranteed, a $32.5 million average and structured signing and option bonuses that keep him under contract through 2030.
- Cornerback Sauce Gardner agreed to a four-year, $120.4 million deal with $85.65 million guaranteed and a $30.1 million average, making him the highest-paid player at his position.
- Both contracts activate after the players’ rookie deals expire, cementing two Pro Bowlers as cornerstones of the Jets’ 2022 draft class.
- Wilson has posted three straight 1,000-yard seasons, including career highs of 101 catches, 1,104 yards and seven touchdowns in 2024.
- Under GM Darren Mougey and coach Aaron Glenn, New York has shifted to retaining homegrown talent as it seeks to end a decade-plus playoff drought.