Allen Lazard takes huge Jets pay cut with trade still possible

Allen Lazard isn’t going anyplace … for now.

The Jets and Lazard agreed on a revised contract that has Lazard taking an $8.5 million pay lower, in accordance with Over The Cap.

Lazard had been scheduled to make $11 million in 2025, which made him a probable lower for the Jets. The revised deal cuts the assured portion of his wage to $1.75 million. His base wage is $2.25 million.

He’ll grow to be a free agent in 2026.

On the NFL’s annual assembly final week, Jets basic supervisor Darren Mougey mentioned the “hope” was that Lazard would stay on the crew below a revised deal.

Lazard, 29, signed a four-year, $44 million take care of the Jets in 2023 because the crew started to woo Aaron Rodgers, his former quarterback with the Packers.

With Rodgers now gone, the Jets have been anticipated to purge all the “Buddies of Aaron” they introduced in to make him blissful.

The Jets gave Lazard’s agent permission to discover a commerce associate in March, however there have been no takers.

The contract revision makes a commerce of Lazard extra reasonable.

If Rodgers indicators with the Steelers, the Jets might attempt to transfer Lazard there. If not, his new wage makes it simpler to maintain him as a 3rd or fourth receiver.

Lazard bounced again after a tough 2023 and had a good 2024 season for the Jets earlier than getting injured.

He had 37 catches for 530 yards and 6 touchdowns in 12 video games.

It was simply tough to justify that sort of manufacturing for $11 million. At $2 million, he might be a cut price.

Lazard’s cap quantity will drop from $13.2 million to $4.6 million.