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May 10, 2022

When Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner was drafted by the New York Jets, he wanted to be the first one. It cost him tens of thousands of dollars.

D.J. Reed was the one who paid the handsome sum for the number. Reed joined the Jets in March after two years with the Seattle Seahawks. He wore two numbers last year and one this time around.

He said he wired money to Reed after a brief discussion. They swapped numbers, with Reed getting the number four andGardner getting the number one.

Of course, with a small amount of sugar. He said that he paid 50 for the number.

Thanks to his contract, he is able to pay it. He signed a four-year, $33.5 million contract with a signing bonus.

At the University of Cincinnati, the Jets rookies wore the same number. That was one of the reasons why he was willing to pay that much. He said that when he got the nickname "Sauce" he had the number one. The little things are what make it. I think it's the best fit for me.

He was called "A1 Sauce Sweet Feet" by his youth coach when he was seven. It was shortened to just Sauce.

The Jets don't give out the number one. Michael Vick was the last player to wear it for a full year. It was worn by backup safety Kai Nacua.

Reed refused to reveal the amount of money he received for the number in a recent interview.