Jets ink draft pick Vernon Gholston to five-year, $40 million contract

NY Daily News- Disgruntled tight end Chris Baker isn’t disgruntled anymore, and rookie pass rusher Vernon Gholston has a new contract. Could it be? Yes, the Jets could make it through the summer without any contract-related headaches.

Gholston, the sixth pick of this year’s draft, finalized a five-year contract Thursday, according to an NFL source. It’s worth about $40 million, including at least $20 million in guarantees, making it one of the richest contracts in team history. The former Ohio State star didn’t sign in time to participate in the first two practices of training camp, but he was expected to join the team last night and be on the field for today’s 1:30 practice.

Maybe the Jets learned a lesson from last summer, when their camp was filled with turmoil - Kendall’s ugly divorce and a lengthy holdout by rookie Darrelle Revis. A year after fighting for a six-year deal with Revis, they settled for five with Gholston.

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