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Rodgers to McAfee: Steelers haven't fixed maine a deadline (1:06)
Aaron Rodgers tells Pat McAfee that helium has been successful interaction with Mike Tomlin, but the Steelers person not fixed him a deadline. (1:06)
Rich CiminiApr 21, 2025, 10:45 AM ET
- Rich Cimini is simply a unit writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL astatine ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for implicit 30 years, joining ESPN successful 2010. Rich besides hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He antecedently was a bushed writer for the New York Daily News and is simply a postgraduate of Syracuse University.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Cornerback Sauce Gardner, wide receiver Garrett Wilson and antiaircraft extremity Jermaine Johnson -- the New York Jets' first-round picks successful 2022 -- volition person their fifth-year options exercised successful the coming days, wide manager Darren Mougey said Monday.
Gardner and Wilson were no-brainers; Gardner is simply a two-time All Pro and Wilson has 3 consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons. The lone question progressive Johnson, who missed 15 games past play owed to Achilles tendon surgery. But he's progressing good successful his rehab, and helium showed capable successful 2023 (7.5 sacks) to solidify the team's decision.
The fifth-year enactment projections (2026 salary) for Gardner, Wilson and Johnson are $20.2 million, $16.8 cardinal and $13.4 million, according to Over the Cap. The salaries are afloat guaranteed. The deadline to workout the options is May 1.
All 3 players are eligible for declaration extensions. The enactment has described Gardner and Wilson arsenic dynamic players they privation to support agelong term, but Mougey declined to remark connected imaginable extensions portion speaking to reporters Monday astatine his pre-draft quality conference.
Mougey besides was mum connected Aaron Rodgers' disapproval of manager Aaron Glenn and the organization. Rodgers, speaking past Thursday connected "The Pat McAfee Show," blasted Glenn for showing a deficiency of respect successful a Feb. 6 gathering astatine the squad installation -- the time helium informed the aboriginal Hall of Famer of his plans to merchandise him.
Mougey, who was portion of the meeting, was asked if helium disputes thing that Rodgers said.
"I recognize the question and I addressed that astatine the combine," Mougey said. "Today I conscionable privation to speech astir the draught and Jets players."
Asked if helium has immoderate regrets astir the mode the squad handled Rodgers' ouster, Mougey replied: "I recognize the question, but I conscionable privation to speech astir the draught and existent Jets players."
Glenn, who didn't enactment successful the quality conference, inactive hasn't commented.
The Jets released Rodgers connected March 12 and moved rapidly to motion escaped cause Justin Fields to a two-year, $40 cardinal contract. He precocious was named the starter.
"We consciousness truly powerfully astir Justin arsenic our starter," Mougey said.
