The most expensive player on the New York Jets‘ offense (and entire team) is, of course, Aaron Rodgers.
The second-most expensive player on the Jets’ offense? In terms of average annual value, it’s one of the men tasked with protecting Rodgers: left guard Laken Tomlinson with a salary of $13.3 million.
Despite being one of the largest financial investments on the team, Tomlinson is certainly not among the most frequently discussed players in Jets land. But he should be. Tomlinson is vital to the Jets’ success in 2023.
When New York signed Tomlinson in March 2022, the expectation was that he’d bring high-level production to the interior of the offensive line.