New York Jets basic supervisor Darren Mougey stated Monday the staff will train the fifth-year contract choices for cornerback Sauce Gardner, vast receiver Garrett Wilson and edge rusher Jermaine Johnson.
Gardner, Wilson and Johnson are thought of foundation-type gamers for the new-look Jets, who’ve a brand new GM in Mougey and head coach in Aaron Glenn.
The three have been first-round picks in 2022 and have been vibrant spots throughout a tough stretch for a franchise that has the NFL‘s longest energetic playoff drought at 14 seasons. Gardner is a two-time All-Professional choice, Wilson has greater than 100 catches in every of his first three seasons and Johnson was a Professional Bowl decide in 2023 earlier than tearing his proper Achilles tendon in Week 2 final 12 months.
“We have now time to make that call, however I do anticipate these fifth-year choices on these gamers,” Mougey stated throughout the staff’s pre-draft information convention.
The deadline for NFL groups to train the choices is Might 1, and Mougey indicated the Jets are centered proper now on the draft. New York has the seventh general decide Thursday night time, when the three-day draft begins.
Mougey declined to say whether or not he and the staff are open to having talks about contract extensions for the trio.
“I will get by way of the draft,” Mougey stated. “However when it comes to contracts and extensions on any gamers, I will all the time hold that in-house. We’ll hold these dealings and discussions in-house.”
Former Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who was launched final month, revealed among the conversations he had with the staff throughout his look final week on “The Pat McAfee Present” and was vital of the way in which the Jets — notably Glenn — dealt with the scenario.
Rodgers, who stated he’s maintaining each taking part in and retirement on the desk, stated he felt disrespected by Glenn throughout the transient however considerably contentious assembly on Feb. 6 on the staff’s facility. Mougey, who was at that assembly, declined to handle Rodgers’ feedback.
“I perceive the query and I addressed that on the [NFL Scouting Combine],” Mougey stated of the staff’s conversations with Rodgers. “As we speak, I simply need to discuss concerning the draft and Jets gamers.”
He repeated that when he was requested if he had any regrets about that assembly with Rodgers. Throughout the mix in Indianapolis in February, Mougey stated he has “lots of respect for Aaron Rodgers as a participant and an individual, first-ballot Corridor of Famer,” however the Jets made the choice to maneuver ahead with out Rodgers and “sit up for sort of transferring previous that and into this subsequent course of right here with free company and the draft.”
The Jets signed Justin Fields final month as a free agent. Fields, who performed in Pittsburgh final season after three years in Chicago, is about to be New York’s beginning quarterback this season.
“Yeah, we really feel actually good about Justin as our starter transferring ahead and imagine in Justin [and] that we will win with Justin,” Mougey stated. “He was a precedence in free company and we’re glad we received him right here.”
Reporting by The Related Press.
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