Sauce Gardner trade grades for Colts, Jets
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Sauce Gardner issued a five-word farewell to New York Jets fans moments before it was announced that the star cornerback had been traded.
Ahmad Gardner got the nickname Sauce when he was six years old. He played for the East Side Bengals youth team in Detroit for Curtez Harris, who had a nickname for all of his players. Gardner was A1, the first letter of his given first name and jersey number.
The 2025 trade deadline in the NFL has been kicked into overdrive. While smaller deals filtered throughout Tuesday morning, the Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets took it to a new level. The first blockbuster of deadline day has been agreed to with All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner being dealt from New York to Indy in exchange for two first-round picks.