The General Manager of the New York Jets, Darren Mougey, said on Monday that the team will exercise the fifth year contract for the corner Sauce Gardner, the open receptor Garrett Wilson and the edge corridor Jermaine Johnson.
Gardner, Wilson and Johnson are considered base players for the new Jets look, who have a new general manager in Mougey and chief coach in Aaron Glenn.
The three were first round selections in 2022 and have been the bright points that last a difficult section for a franchise that has the longest active drought of the NFL in 14 seasons. Gardner is a selection twice All-Pro, Wilson has more than 100 trapped in each of his first three seasons and Johnson was a Pro Bowl selection in 2023 before carrying his right Achilles tendon in week 2 last year.
“We have time to make that decision, but I anticipate fifth year options in those players,” Mougey said the press conference prior to the team’s draft.
The deadline for NFL teams to exercise the options is May 1, and Mougey indicated that the jets are focused at this time on the Draft. New York has the seventh general selection on Thursday night, when the three -day draft begins.
Mougey refused to say if he and the team are open to talk about extensions of trio contracts.
“I’m going to overcome the draft,” said Mougey. “But in terms of contracts and extensions in any player, I will always keep it internally. We will keep those deals and discussions internally.”
The former Jet Field Marshal, Aaron Rodgers, who was released last month, revealed some of the conversations he had with the duration of his appearance last week in “The Pat McAfee Show” and criticized the way in which the jets, part of Glenn, handled the situation.
Rodgers, who said he maintains the game and retirement on the table, said he felt disrespect for Glenn Duration the letter but a somewhat controversial meeting on February 6 at the team’s facilities. Mougey, who was at that meeting, refused to address Rodgers’ comments.
“I understand the question and I went to that in the [NFL Scouting Combine]”Mougey said about the conversations of the team with Rodgers.” Today, I just want to talk about Draft and Jet players. “
He repeated that when asked if he regretted that meeting with Rodgers. Duration The Combine in Indianapolis in February, Mougey said that “respects Aaron Rodgers as a player and person, first vote in the Hall of Fame”, but the jets made the decision to move with Wood with Wit and the free pric of Intoper of moving to the child to move or move or move or move or move or move or move or move or move or move. Agency and draft. “
The Jets signed Justin Fields last month as a free agent. Fields, who played in Pittsburgh last season after three years in Chicago, will be the New York Field Marshal this season.
“Yes, we feel very good with Justin while our headline progresses and believes in Justin [and] We can win with Justin, “said Mougey.” It was a priority in free agency and we have it here. “
Associated Press reports.
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