Allen Lazard takes enormous Jets pay minimize with commerce nonetheless doable

Allen Lazard will not be going anyplace … for now.

The Jets and Lazard agreed on a revised contract that has Lazard taking an $8.5 million pay minimize, in accordance with Over The Cap.

Lazard had been scheduled to make $11 million in 2025, which made him a possible minimize for the Jets. The revised deal cuts the assured portion of his wage to $1.75 million. His base wage is $2.25 million.

He’ll change into a free agent in 2026.

On the NFL’s annual assembly final week, Jets common supervisor Darren Mougey stated the “hope” was that Lazard would stay on the crew underneath a revised deal.

Lazard, 29, signed a four-year, $44 million take care of the Jets in 2023 because the crew started to woo Aaron Rodgers, his former quarterback with the Packers.

With Rodgers now gone, the Jets had been anticipated to purge all the “Buddies of Aaron” they introduced in to make him pleased.

The Jets gave Lazard’s agent permission to discover a commerce associate in March, however there have been no takers.

The contract revision makes a commerce of Lazard extra life like.

If Rodgers indicators with the Steelers, the Jets might attempt to transfer Lazard there. If not, his new wage makes it simpler to maintain him as a 3rd or fourth receiver.

Lazard bounced again after a tough 2023 and had an honest 2024 season for the Jets earlier than getting injured.

He had 37 catches for 530 yards and 6 touchdowns in 12 video games.

It was simply tough to justify that form of manufacturing for $11 million. At $2 million, he could possibly be a cut price.

Lazard’s cap quantity will drop from $13.2 million to $4.6 million.