Cornerback Sauce Gardner has identified a pass rusher that he wouldn’t mind seeing the Indianapolis Colts acquire.
In response to a highlight video of Vikings’ defensive end Jonathan Greenerd, Gardner jokingly posted on X, “love a good pass rush.. is it time to open my basement back up.”
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This is a reference to a comment Gardner made about Alec Pierce before he re-signed with the Colts, joking that he should keep Pierce in his basement until he signs his new deal with Indianapolis.
It was reported last week by ESPN that the Vikings are open to trading Greenard for the right price.
Greenard, 28, has spent the last two seasons with the Vikings after playing his first four seasons with Houston. In 2024, he put together a career year and was one of the more disruptive pass rushers in football, totaling 84 quarterback pressures. Greenard made his first Pro Bowl that year as well.
This past season, Greenard appeared in just 12 games. He recorded 47 pressures, but still ranked 15th among his position group in PFF’s pass rush win rate metric, illustrating his ability to win his matchups consistently.
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The Colts have bolstered their defensive end depth, signing Arden Key and Micheal Clemons in free agency, but the team still needs to find that high-impact presence to pair with Laiatu Latu.
Greenard is still under contract for the next two seasons. He is set to earn a base salary of $18.39 million in each of the next two seasons.
For what it’s worth, the Colts do have salary cap space to work with this offseason, but without a first-round selection this year or next, they are potentially short on draft capital when it comes to trading for Greenard.
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: NFL free agency: Colts’ Sauce Gardner impressed with Vikings Jonathan Greenard