Gardner's contract slightly surpasses that of Houston Texans cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., who signed a three-year, $90M extension in March ($30M average). The precedent for Gard

It started with Jaycee Horn and Derek Stingley Jr., as the Carolina Panthers gave Horn a four-year, $100 million contract extension and Stingley signed a three-year, $90 million extension with the Houston Texans. More recently, Sauce Gardner and the New York Jets agreed to a four-year, $120.4 million deal.

The New York Jets made Sauce Gardner the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history this week. General manager Darren Mougey inked Gardner to a four-year extension worth $120.4 million. The All-Pro CB will earn a league-leading $30.1 million on average per season.