New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner wants to stick around for the long term, hoping he can be a catalyst for a dramatic turnaround. It sounds like that wish will come to fruition.
The two sides are engaged in contract discussions, according to Gardner.
"My main focus has been being the best football player I can be, but my team and the Jets have been talking and, you know, I feel pretty good about how the talks have been going," he said Thursday at the conclusion of the team's mandatory minicamp.
Gardner, 24, a two-time All-Pro and the 2022 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, said it was important for him to be at minicamp.