Report: Ahmad Gardner Paid $50,000 for New York Jets Jersey Number

The former Bearcats star had to shell some dough to wear No. 1.

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CINCINNATI — Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner wasn't going to take no for an answer when it came to his jersey number with the New York Jets. According to Brian Costello, Gardner paid teammate D.J. Reed $50,000 for the digit.

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Rumors circulated that Gardner paid $250,000 for the number but he quickly shot that down last month. Reed had just joined the Jets as a free agent and secured a nice bonus he didn't expect. The corner is now wearing No. 4 after stints with the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers.

The duo should help New York improve on the NFL's 30th-ranked passing defense last season (259.4 yards per game allowed).

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