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Longtime Aaron Rodgers Ally Taking Pay Cut to Stay With Jets Despite QB's Departure

New York Jets wide receiver Allen Lazard and Aaron Rodgers on Jan 5, 2025. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Though his former Green Bay Packers teammates Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams have both left, wideout Allen Lazard is staying with the New York Jets after agreeing to a "significant" pay cut, sources confirmed to ESPN's Rich Cimini on Thursday. Over the Cap was the first to report the new deal.

Lazard and the Jets restructured the wide receiver's contract to bring his $11 million base salary down to $2.25 million, with $1.75 million guaranteed and an additional $250,000 available in game-by-game roster bonuses. New York also agreed to void the final year of Lazard's contract (2026), meaning he will become a free agent at the end of the season.

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