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Owner Woody Johnson said Tuesday that his team explored the possibility of signing Peyton Manning but ultimately "passed" on pursuing the four-time NFL MVP in favor of a five-year commitment to Sanchez, the incumbent starter. "We looked at the body of work of Mark Sanchez and wanted to put our faith in him," Johnson said.
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Johnson continued: "We have a new offensive coordinator, Tony Sparano, who loves Mark and the team he has around him. Mark is a very confident guy but not confident to a fault. ... I think he's going to be an excellent leader. I think we'll see a so-called growth spurt this year. I think he'll be very good with Tony's offense." Sanchez, who received heavy criticism at times last season for his play, last Friday
signed a three-year contract extension worth up to $58.25 million, with $20.5 million guaranteed. The extension gave Sanchez five years under contract. "Sanchez is not leaving," Johnson said. "We've got a pretty good tether. We've got five years. We like Mark. ..." Let's hope he delivers.
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