Breaking: Jets extend Garrett Wilson
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Our analysis from the recent JetsFix mailbag ties in with what happened here. This could mean Sauce Gardner will get a record deal sometime soon...ESPN sources: Jets and wide receiver Garrett Wilson reached agreement on a four-year, $130 million contract extension that includes $90 million guaranteed. It marks the first time in NFL history that a receiver has received an average over $31 million after playing only three… pic.twitter.com/eGynmv7JwN
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If his agents play hardball (and they likely will), then the Jets might have to find a way to hit that $33 million number - not just for Wilson but for Gardner too. That might mean tweaking guarantees and incentives and possibly even giving one a four-year deal and the other a three-year deal and leave a gap in between completing one and then moving on to finalize the other just so it's less possible to make a direct comparison.
Wilson should really be looking at that $31 million figure as a win. It would slot him into 6th place behind AJ Brown and above the trio of Tyreek Hill, Brandon Aiyuk and Amon-Ra St. Brown in terms of average salaries.
That would rely on him and his agents not playing hardball though, which as we know never happens, so be prepared for both deals to be at the top end of the $31-33 million range.