The Jets give Sauce Gardner a record-setting contract extension, and it's a bargain.

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Well, another day, another contract extension for the New York Jets.

One day after the team agreed to terms on a long-term deal with wide receiver,

Garrett Wilson,

the Jets announced another contract extension for a player they drafted in the top 10 in the

2022 NFL draft.

Sauce Gardner, the superstar corner, receives a record-setting deal.

It is a four-year contract worth $120.4 million.

$60 million of that is guaranteed. On today's show,

we're going to break down this new contract for a star player. I'm going to talk about how,

I'm going to talk about the ways this shows that the Jets will have better leadership going forward.

I'm going to talk about why this record-setting deal is a bargain. That might sound like a contradiction,

but it's not. But let's begin by talking about the value Sauce Gardner brings to the New York Jets.

Sauce Gardner has been one of the best players in football since he set foot on the field.

He is a guy who has made first team all pro at corner in two of his three NFL seasons.

That's very impressive.

He made it year one.

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