The New York Jets locked up the organization's two most important cornerstone players this week, and in the process, they may have pulled off one of the smartest financial moves in recent franchise history.
Sauce Gardner and Garrett Wilson have both officially agreed to record-setting extensions with the Jets, keeping them under contract through at least the 2030 season. But the brilliance of these deals extends far beyond the emotional impact of retaining both players.
Neither extension is set to kick in until 2027. That means both Gardner and Wilson will play out the remainder of their rookie contracts as well as their fifth-year options before their new extensions even begin.