Garrett Wilson now has the inexperienced in his checking account to match the inexperienced in his blood.
In his first feedback since agreeing Monday to a four-year, $130 million extension with the Jets that makes him the fifth-highest-paid receiver within the NFL, Wilson expressed his gratitude for a safe future whereas acknowledging the bumpy highway so far.
“Yup, Jets inexperienced has been working by way of me because the day they drafted me,” Wilson wrote on X. “Regardless of the ups and downs, the religion is mutual… meaning the world to me. Excited to begin a brand new model of the chase subsequent week.”
Wilson has put up three straight 1,000-yard seasons to begin his profession regardless of a revolving door of quarterbacks and a 19-32 document.
As final season ended, hypothesis grew {that a} pissed off Wilson might search a commerce. He typically deflected questions on his future.
However rather a lot modified when the Jets employed a brand new regime of GM Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn, after which changed Aaron Rodgers with Wilson's former Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields. Wilson expressed in Might a need to be a “Jet for all times.”
The brand new extension retains Wilson beneath workforce management by way of 2030 and units him up for an additional huge pay day whereas nonetheless in his prime.
“I'm excited as hell. That is only the start of one thing new,” he told NFL reporter Josina Anderson. “It offers me such a reduction to be full-go, clear-minded and never have to fret about funds. You by no means need to have that weighing in your head.
“So I'm so grateful and blessed simply to have this entire workers consider in me, even after profitable like 20 video games since I've been right here says rather a lot. So, I simply need to deal with my workforce, construct chemistry and play for one thing. You recognize that about me. Soccer is a giant a part of me. There's a lot work to do; nothing has been completed but. So, I'm telling you my entire mindset is simply on trying ahead now, caring for enterprise and doing what I'm imagined to do with no distractions. That's all I need to do.”
The Jets report back to coaching camp subsequent week and will have cornerback Sauce Gardner's extension negotiations looming over practices. Gardner and Wilson have been tied on the hip as foundational items since they have been each top-10 draft picks in 2022.
