Sauce Gardner, the Jets' first-round rookie cornerback, wore No. The No. 1 jersey was his college jersey at Cincinnati and he wanted it to be worn with the Jets. D.J. was fortunate to have that opportunity. Reed.

Reed signed a contract as a free agent with the Jets one month before Gardner was drafted. He chose the No. He wore the No. 1 jersey for both his previous teams with the 49ers, and Seahawks. Reed was the first to get No. 1.

Gardner today confirmed that he will be wearing No. Gardner confirmed today that he will wear No. 1 and that Reed paid him $50,000 for this privilege.

It's quite a sum, but Gardner was the fourth overall pick and received a $33 million fully guaranteed four-year contract.