{"id":76908,"date":"2025-03-09T22:07:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T02:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=76908"},"modified":"2025-03-09T22:07:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T02:07:03","slug":"jets-retain-jamien-sherwood-on-3-year-45-million-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2025\/03\/09\/jets-retain-jamien-sherwood-on-3-year-45-million-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets Retain Jamien Sherwood on 3-Year $45 Million Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the eve of the NFL&#8217;s legal tampering window opening up, the Jets have come to terms with their best young free agent in linebacker Jamien Sherwood.\u00a0 For Sherwood, it&#8217;s a 3-year deal worth $45 million with $30 million guaranteed.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAAAA.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-76909 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAAAA-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAAAA-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAAAA-600x237.png 600w, https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AAAAAAA.png 715w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>A college safety at Auburn, the former fifth-round draft choice (146th overall) becomes the second player chosen in the 2021 draft to earn an extension with the Jets.\u00a0 The first being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/2024\/09\/04\/jets-ink-cb-michael-carter-ii-to-3-year-33-million-deal\/?srsltid=AfmBOor2RaD_COscG2CAPZYZLWIl26d5kXTF1hb7iEcXwnrbdgJtTg6f\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>slot cornerback Michael Carter<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There was some expectation that the Jets would allow Sherwood to walk given Aaron Glenn&#8217;s preference for bigger linebackers, but they clearly felt that the 216 pound Sherwood brought enough to the table to justify a big payday.<\/p>\n<p>In time we&#8217;ll see how Sherwood&#8217;s deal impacts the future of linebacker Quincy Williams, if at all.\u00a0 At the conclusion of the 2024 season, Williams took to twitter to let it be known that he wanted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/2025\/01\/06\/quincy-williams-looking-for-pay-raise-from-jets\/?srsltid=AfmBOorgg8LHJJsM0vQosjkkAQm-g8k-IBCbTknEUKaSlB-igSzTZgzP\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>pay raise<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Given his standing as one of the top linebackers in the NFL, it&#8217;s safe to assume he&#8217;ll want more money than Sherwood.\u00a0 This would mean an extremely large investment in the linebacker position.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll know soon enough of the Jets are willing\u00a0 to make that commitment or not.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the eve of the NFL&#8217;s legal tampering window opening up, the Jets have come to terms with their best young free agent in linebacker Jamien Sherwood.\u00a0 For Sherwood, it&#8217;s a 3-year deal worth $45 million with $30 million guaranteed. 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