Jets CB Sauce Gardner is now eligible for an extension as he heads into the final year of his contract in 2025 before the potential fifth-year option.
Gardner expressed his desire to remain with the organization, stating, “I want to be a part of this for a long time. I want to be part of the change in this organization.” (Rich Cimini)
He continued on this saying with a smile, “If I was to go somewhere else and then there was a change, I’d be a hater, for real. I’d be the No. 1 hater.” (Cimini)
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 is 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.
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