Jamison Crowder, the leading receiver for the New York Jets the past two seasons, avoided the possibility of being released by agreeing to a pay cut, according to a source.

Crowder was due to make a non-guaranteed $10 million in base pay for 2021, the final year of a three-year, $28.5 million contract.

The new deal is expected to significantly lower his $11.4 million salary-cap charge.

Crowder, who turns 28 on Thursday, skipped the voluntary portion of the offseason as the two sides haggled over the contract.