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11 hours ago
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Sauce Gardner delayed Jets deal to let Garrett Wilson have his moment. They want more wins together
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Sauce Gardner had already gotten a contract offer from the New York Jets that would make him the NFL's highest-paid cornerback when he received some more exciting news. He was working on a commercial last week when his marketing agent told him that teammate — and fellow 2022 first-round draft pick — Garrett Wilson also received a huge extension. Gardner called Wilson, the two spoke for a few minutes and Gardner made a cool play. 'I was like, I don't want to do my deal today,' Gardner recalled Tuesday as the Jets reported for training camp. "I told my team that we're not agreeing to it today. I want Garrett to have his day, this full day to himself to just feel good about himself and to spend that time with his family and stuff like that. 'I'll do mine tomorrow and that's how it went. And we were just very excited.' Wilson agreed to terms on a four-year, $130 million contract extension last Monday and officially signed the deal four days later. Gardner agreed to his four-year, $120.4 million extension last Tuesday and signed it after showing up at the facility a week later with the rest of his teammates. 'Me and Garrett were talking, saying how we've got to compete, how we've got to make it seem like we're underpaid still, you know?' Gardner said. 'So that's our mentality that we both have. Looking forward to it, man.' With the deals, the Jets made long-term commitments to two players considered foundation pieces with a new general manager in Darren Mougey and head coach in Aaron Glenn focused on building for the future. They both won rookie of the year honors for their side of the ball. Gardner was an All-Pro his first two seasons and remains one of the NFL's most highly regarded cornerbacks. 'I's a blessing, but it's only the beginning,' he said. 'Things that I've accomplished, that's all in the past. ... I know it's the floor, but there ain't no roof. The sky's the limit for me, and I'm very aware of that.' Wilson has more than 1,000 yards receiving in each of his first three years, the first player in franchise history to accomplish the feat. The Jets have the NFL's longest active playoff drought at 14 seasons, and that distinction gnaws at Gardner and Wilson despite all their individual achievements and accolades early in their careers. 'I've been here for three years, we haven't won many games,' Wilson said. 'I haven't had the season that I've hoped and for them to still come in here and believe in me and say, hey, we think you can be a part of the successful side of this thing for years to come is awesome. So I'm ecstatic, man, for real.' Gardner had a down year last season by his standards, but he's out to prove naysayers wrong. 'I'm Sauce,' he said. 'I mean that in the most humble way. Like, no matter what I do, they're going to make a huge deal out of it. I could miss a tackle — there's a lot of people that miss tackles — but I just understand that I'm me, so people are just going to blow things out of proportion. 'But even with them doing that, nobody's a bigger critic of me than myself.' And that drives him to be even better than what he achieved his first two seasons. 'I want to be the best,' said Gardner, who turns 25 on Aug. 31. "That's not just this season, but that's like in general, like my legacy that I want leave. I want to win games. And I think we have the players, the coaches and everything that it takes to win games — and to win a lot of games. So, you know, I'm just looking forward to that. That's my main thing. 'I know my individual accolades, those are going to come with us winning games.' Wilson, who turned 25 on Tuesday, has a similar approach — saying he needs to cut down on his drops, run cleaner routes and get into the end zone more. He acknowledged he dealt with frustration through the losing of his first three NFL seasons, but never doubted a deal would be done with the Jets. 'I've always kept my faith in that this thing's going to turn around and that I'm going to be a big part of why it does,' he said. "There's times where you have some days where you know are harder than others, right? I'm not superhuman. I've had days where I've been down and felt like things weren't going our way, my way, maybe. But the next day, I always kind of came back down to earth. 'Coming to work here with these people and people that believe in me, I don't take that lightly.' ___ AP NFL:
Al Arabiya
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Sauce Gardner Delayed Jets Deal to Let Garrett Wilson Have His Moment. They Want More Wins Together
Florham Park, N.J. – Sauce Gardner had already gotten a contract offer from the New York Jets that would make him the NFL's highest-paid cornerback when he received some more exciting news. He was working on a commercial last week when his marketing agent told him that teammate – and fellow 2022 first-round draft pick – Garrett Wilson also received a huge extension. Gardner called Wilson; the two spoke for a few minutes, and Gardner made a cool play. 'I was like, 'I don't want to do my deal today,'' Gardner recalled Tuesday as the Jets reported for training camp. 'I told my team that we're not agreeing to it today. I want Garrett to have his day – this full day to himself – to just feel good about himself and to spend that time with his family and stuff like that. I'll do mine tomorrow,' and that's how it went. And we were just very excited.' Wilson agreed to terms on a four-year, $130 million contract extension last Monday and officially signed the deal four days later. Gardner agreed to his four-year, $120.4 million extension last Tuesday and signed it after showing up at the facility a week later with the rest of his teammates. 'Me and Garrett were talking, saying how we've got to compete, how we've got to make it seem like we're underpaid still, you know?' Gardner said. 'So that's our mentality that we both have. Looking forward to it, man.' With the deals, the Jets made long-term commitments to two players considered foundation pieces with a new general manager in Darren Mougey and head coach in Aaron Glenn focused on building for the future. They both won rookie of the year honors for their side of the ball. Gardner was an All-Pro his first two seasons and remains one of the NFL's most highly regarded cornerbacks. 'Is a blessing, but it's only the beginning,' he said. 'Things that I've accomplished, that's all in the past. ... I know it's the floor, but there ain't no roof. The sky's the limit for me, and I'm very aware of that.' Wilson has more than 1000 yards receiving in each of his first three years, the first player in franchise history to accomplish the feat. The Jets have the NFL's longest active playoff drought at 14 seasons, and that distinction gnaws at Gardner and Wilson despite all their individual achievements and accolades early in their careers. 'I've been here for three years; we haven't won many games,' Wilson said. 'I haven't had the season that I've hoped, and for them to still come in here and believe in me and say, 'Hey, we think you can be a part of the successful side of this thing for years to come' is awesome. So I'm ecstatic, man, for real.' Gardner had a down year last season by his standards, but he's out to prove naysayers wrong. 'I'm Sauce,' he said. 'I mean that in the most humble way. Like, no matter what I do, they're going to make a huge deal out of it. I could miss a tackle – there's a lot of people that miss tackles – but I just understand that I'm me, so people are just going to blow things out of proportion. But even with them doing that, nobody's a bigger critic of me than myself.' And that drives him to be even better than what he achieved his first two seasons. 'I want to be the best,' said Gardner, who turns 25 on Aug. 31. 'That's not just this season, but that's like in general, like my legacy that I want leave. I want to win games. And I think we have the players, the coaches and everything that it takes to win games – and to win a lot of games. So, you know, I'm just looking forward to that. That's my main thing. I know my individual accolades, those are going to come with us winning games.' Wilson, who turned 25 on Tuesday, has a similar approach – saying he needs to cut down on his drops, run cleaner routes and get into the end zone more. He acknowledged he dealt with frustration through the losing of his first three NFL seasons but never doubted a deal would be done with the Jets. 'I've always kept my faith in that this thing's going to turn around and that I'm going to be a big part of why it does,' he said. 'There's times where you have some days where you know are harder than others, right? I'm not superhuman. I've had days where I've been down and felt like things weren't going our way, my way maybe. But the next day I always kind of came back down to earth. Coming to work here with these people and people that believe in me, I don't take that lightly.'
Associated Press
11 hours ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Sauce Gardner delayed Jets deal to let Garrett Wilson have his moment. They want more wins together
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Sauce Gardner had already gotten a contract offer from the New York Jets that would make him the NFL's highest-paid cornerback when he received some more exciting news. He was working on a commercial last week when his marketing agent told him that teammate — and fellow 2022 first-round draft pick — Garrett Wilson also received a huge extension. Gardner called Wilson, the two spoke for a few minutes and Gardner made a cool play. 'I was like, I don't want to do my deal today,' Gardner recalled Tuesday as the Jets reported for training camp. 'I told my team that we're not agreeing to it today. I want Garrett to have his day, this full day to himself to just feel good about himself and to spend that time with his family and stuff like that. 'I'll do mine tomorrow and that's how it went. And we were just very excited.' Wilson agreed to terms on a four-year, $130 million contract extension last Monday and officially signed the deal four days later. Gardner agreed to his four-year, $120.4 million extension last Tuesday and signed it after showing up at the facility a week later with the rest of his teammates. 'Me and Garrett were talking, saying how we've got to compete, how we've got to make it seem like we're underpaid still, you know?' Gardner said. 'So that's our mentality that we both have. Looking forward to it, man.' With the deals, the Jets made long-term commitments to two players considered foundation pieces with a new general manager in Darren Mougey and head coach in Aaron Glenn focused on building for the future. They both won rookie of the year honors for their side of the ball. Gardner was an All-Pro his first two seasons and remains one of the NFL's most highly regarded cornerbacks. 'I's a blessing, but it's only the beginning,' he said. 'Things that I've accomplished, that's all in the past. ... I know it's the floor, but there ain't no roof. The sky's the limit for me, and I'm very aware of that.' Wilson has more than 1,000 yards receiving in each of his first three years, the first player in franchise history to accomplish the feat. The Jets have the NFL's longest active playoff drought at 14 seasons, and that distinction gnaws at Gardner and Wilson despite all their individual achievements and accolades early in their careers. 'I've been here for three years, we haven't won many games,' Wilson said. 'I haven't had the season that I've hoped and for them to still come in here and believe in me and say, hey, we think you can be a part of the successful side of this thing for years to come is awesome. So I'm ecstatic, man, for real.' Gardner had a down year last season by his standards, but he's out to prove naysayers wrong. 'I'm Sauce,' he said. 'I mean that in the most humble way. Like, no matter what I do, they're going to make a huge deal out of it. I could miss a tackle — there's a lot of people that miss tackles — but I just understand that I'm me, so people are just going to blow things out of proportion. 'But even with them doing that, nobody's a bigger critic of me than myself.' And that drives him to be even better than what he achieved his first two seasons. 'I want to be the best,' said Gardner, who turns 25 on Aug. 31. 'That's not just this season, but that's like in general, like my legacy that I want leave. I want to win games. And I think we have the players, the coaches and everything that it takes to win games — and to win a lot of games. So, you know, I'm just looking forward to that. That's my main thing. 'I know my individual accolades, those are going to come with us winning games.' Wilson, who turned 25 on Tuesday, has a similar approach — saying he needs to cut down on his drops, run cleaner routes and get into the end zone more. He acknowledged he dealt with frustration through the losing of his first three NFL seasons, but never doubted a deal would be done with the Jets. 'I've always kept my faith in that this thing's going to turn around and that I'm going to be a big part of why it does,' he said. 'There's times where you have some days where you know are harder than others, right? I'm not superhuman. I've had days where I've been down and felt like things weren't going our way, my way, maybe. But the next day, I always kind of came back down to earth. 'Coming to work here with these people and people that believe in me, I don't take that lightly.' ___ AP NFL:
CBS News
11 hours ago
- Sport
- CBS News
Jets players greeted at training camp by fully renovated locker room
The new-look New York Jets underwent an Extreme Makeover: Locker Room Edition during the offseason. Players such as star wide receiver Garrett Wilson, cornerback Sauce Gardner and new quarterback Justin Fields reported for the team's training camp Tuesday and arrived at the Jets' facility to a fully renovated locker room with some state-of-the-art upgrades. In a release on its website, which also included a drone-footage tour, the team announced that it added 92 customized lockers along with several other amenities, including a barbershop, a larger sauna and a brightly lit 2,000-pound 3D Jets ceiling logo in the middle of the locker room. "It's like you're in a whole new area," defensive tackle Quinnen Williams said. "Like when you, I guess, renovate your house and you walk into your house for the first time. It's unbelievable. I've been here six years and then this year, I get a new locker room." The upgrades, which the team said had been in the works for a few years, came after a players poll released by the NFL Players Association in February gave the Jets a D-plus for their locker room, ranking 26th in the league. The team moved into its current facility in 2008. Woody Johnson received an F and was the lowest-ranked owner. The team received an overall ranking of 29th. "We take pride in having a first-class environment for the players," Robert Mastroddi, the Jets' senior vice president of security and facility operations, told the team's website. "These upgrades will certainly provide more comfort, but they also will help with wellness, efficiency and ultimately performance. There is a commitment to winning and that's where this all derived from." The Jets, who have the NFL's longest active playoff drought at 14 seasons, have a new general manager in Darren Mougey and head coach in Aaron Glenn. The two revamped the roster this offseason by infusing more youth -- moves that included releasing veterans such as Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, C.J. Mosley, Greg Zuerlein and Thomas Morstead. The new lockers, designed by the Texas-based Longhorn Locker Company, have fully automated video screens -- the Jets say they're the first pro or college team to have them -- that include the players' headshots, names, hometowns and colleges. "It's super dope," a smiling Williams said. "The new chairs are really comfortable and nice." There also are three separate fans inside the lockers to dry their helmets, shoulder pads and cleats in an effort to reduce moisture and lower risks of staph infections. Mastroddi said the Jets are also the first team to have an on-site barbershop that includes two vintage barber chairs. "We want to make it comfortable, keep players in the building because they want to be there," Mastroddi said. "We're offering them all the amenities that they would have to go outside to get."
Yahoo
16 hours ago
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Jets Trade Idea Reunites Justin Fields With Bears Star Receiver D.J. Moore
Jets Trade Idea Reunites Justin Fields With Bears Star Receiver D.J. Moore originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Jets released star wide receiver Davante Adams after they could not find a trade partner, and he ended up signing with the Los Angeles Rams. Advertisement As a result, the team could be on the lookout for some help on the outside to take some of the pressure off of Garrett Wilson. In a recent article by Heavy Sports' Paul Esden Jr., he proposes a trade that would have the Jets sending a 2027 third-round pick to the Chicago Bears in exchange for star wideout D.J. Moore. "Moore is a really good player, and adding him to the Jets offense would be a net positive," Esden wrote. "What will make Moore even more impactful is the presence of Wilson on the other side. By having two star receivers, opposing defenses would have to make business decisions ahead of every play on who they wanted to focus their attention on." Advertisement Jets quarterback Justin Fields was Moore's quarterback in his first year with the Bears in 2023, and the wideout had quite a season. The 28-year-old Moore finished his first season in Chicago with 1,364 yards and eight touchdowns on 96 receptions, all three of which were career-high marks at the time. We're not sure why the Bears do this deal. Is the fact the Bears took another young receiver (Luther Burden III) in this year's draft reason enough for them to think about making this move? Advertisement We also seem to remember Moore and Fields not exactly being on the same page at times. But in the Big Apple? If New York's new management sees that Moore would be able to perform like that in 2025 in a reunion with Fields? Then trading for Moore could be something for the Jets to heavily consider doing before the start of the season. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 14, 2025, where it first appeared.
