US EditionJets Trade Star Cornerback Sauce Gardner to Colts in Stunning Deadline Deal
Jets gain two first-round picks and a receiver to improve draft flexibility aiming for a 2026 quarterback, while Colts strengthen defense for playoff push.
- In a deadline-day blockbuster, the New York Jets shipped two-time All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts for two future first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell.
- Jets management sought draft capital to rebuild, moving Gardner to amass picks and target a quarterback in the coming years after a poor start exposed roster deficiencies.
- Gardner has covered opposing WR1 on 64% of his coverage snaps, and the Colts will pay roughly half of his $1.25 million base salary this season.
- The 7-2 Colts strengthened their roster but now have limited draft flexibility for a rookie quarterback and appear likely to lean on Daniel Jones, quarterback near term.
- Jets now hold five first-round picks across coming drafts, giving the New York Jets leverage to pursue premier prospects, but this move shocked the fanbase and franchise history by prioritizing future rebuild over current cornerstone players.
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Lions' D.J. Reed Reacts to Sauce Gardner Trade With Cryptic Post
The NFL trade deadline is 4 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, November 4, so teams are working hard to get their trades in before the clock strikes that time. One massive trade that went down on Tuesday, just hours before the trade deadline, was the New York Jets trading Sauce Gardner, the teams’ former first round pick from the NFL draft in 2022, to the Indianapolis Colts.Former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is heading up the Jets…
Jets reportedly trade star cornerback Sauce Gardner to Colts in stunning deadline deal
Sauce Gardner went from last place to first and teammate Quinnen Williams also is on the move in separate blockbuster trades. The New York Jets agreed to trade two star defensive players for draft picks and players in an effort to rebuild a franchise that has the NFL's longest active playoff drought.
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