Oh Boy: Sauce Gardner was running around his house CELEBRATING after he heard the Jets traded him.
“I was running in circles in the house.”
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— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 6, 2025
The New York Jets traded star cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts in a blockbuster deal at the 2025 NFL trade deadline.
On one hand, the 25-year-old was happy about the trade. He was moved from essentially the worst team in the AFC to the best… and Gardner admitted that.
That might sting in New York… but Gardner did try to look back positively on the Jets as he specifically noted that business side of the NFL.
“I enjoyed my time in New York,” Gardner said. “I just want to give a shoutout to, you know, the guys who were there who drafted… and the guys who were there, obviously, when I got my extension, and my teammates who I went through so much with.”
Gardner sounded like he realized the Jets got a lot in return for him and he respects that.
In his own words, here’s what Gardner said about being traded from the Jets the Colts: