New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner (1) hauls in an interception against Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Parker Washington (11) during the fourth quarter Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jets held off the Jaguars 32-25. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union] Sauce Gardner signaled a joyful end to contract negotiations with the New York Jets on Tuesday, when he reportedly agreed to a four-year, $120.4 million contract that will make him the highest-paid player at the position.
Gardner is set to sign days after another of the Jets’ trio of 2022 first-round picks, wide receiver Garrett Wilson, agreed to a long-term extension.
“THE DEAL IS DONE. This only the beginning,” Gardner wrote on his Twitter account. “My brother @allantegardner bts & @ajv got it done. I appreciate the Jets organization for believing in me, my teammates for the blood, sweat, & tears we put in, and JETS NATION… I appreciate y’all supporting me. Thank you GOD.”
THE DEAL IS DONE?? this only the beginning. my brother @allantegardner bts & @ajv got it done. I appreciate the Jets organization for believing in me, my teammates for the blood, sweat, & tears we put in, and JETS NATION… I appreciate y’all supporting me?? Thank you GOD?? pic.twitter.com/1qsiT3Xga3
— SAUCE GARDNER (@iamSauceGardner) July 15, 2025
Gardner, 24, will make $30.1 million per season. He was named an All-Pro in each of his first two years as a pro but did not have the same standout season in 2024.
Drafted fourth overall and named Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2022, Gardner was in line to earn more than $25 million total over the final two years of his rookie contract.
–Field Level Media
