Sauce Gardner is now the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL at $30.1 million per year.
The Jets have come to terms on another deal in as many days for one of their young stars as they’ve agreed to a four-year, $120.4 million contract extension for cornerback Sauce Gardner. The deal will make him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL at $30.1 million per year. It also includes $60 million in new guaranteed money.
The #Jets and All-Pro Sauce Gardner have agreed to terms on a massive four-year, $120.4 million extension, making him the NFL’s highest-paid CB at $30.1M per year, sources tell The Insiders.
Gardner’s team, agent @ajv and @allantegardner of @vaynersports, negotiated the deal. pic.twitter.com/yy5HpGg57J
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 15, 2025
The new deal for Gardner comes just 24 hours after the Jets signed wide receiver Garrett to his own four-year extension that will link both stars with the Jets through the 2030 season.
In 48 games since being drafted in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft, Gardner has been named a First-Team All-Pro twice and was named the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year. He’s accumulated 40 pass breakups and three interceptions to go with 181 total tackles in that span.
It took Gardner little to no time at all to become one of the best in the NFL at a premium position and the Jets are not going to wait around to make sure their star defender is under wraps for the foreseeable future.