Jets common supervisor Darren Mougey mentioned Monday that he anticipates the group will choose up the fifth-year choices on Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson and Jermaine Johnson.
The Jets chosen all three gamers within the first spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft, that means the Jets now must decide on whether or not to select up their possibility for the 2026 season.
The Jets have till Might 1 to formally choose the choice up.
“We’ve time to make that call,” Mougey mentioned. “However I do anticipate exercising these fifth-year choices on these gamers.”
The choice for Gardner means he’ll get a assured wage of $20.1 million in 2026.
Wilson will get a wage of $16.8 million assured.
Johnson will get $13.4 million assured.
The expectation is the Jets can have discussions with Gardner and Wilson about long-term extensions.
Johnson, who tore his Achilles in Week 2 final 12 months, possible wants to point out extra this season to get an extension.
Mougey mentioned any extension talks will come after this week’s NFL draft.
“I’m going to get via the draft,” Mougey mentioned. “However when it comes to contracts and extensions on any gamers, I’ll at all times maintain that in home. And what we’ll do, we’ll maintain these dealings in these discussions in-house.”
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