The Indianapolis Colts are going for it.
The New York Jets have traded star cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Colts, NFL Media first reported and later confirmed by FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer. Indianapolis will give up two first-round picks (2026 and 2027) plus wide receiver Adonai Mitchell, Glazer reported.
Gardner confirmed the move on social media around the time it was reported that the trade went down.
“New York it’s been real,” Gardner wrote in a post with a green heart emoji.
The move might be one of the most surprising trades in recent NFL memory. Ahead of the trade deadline, there weren’t any rumors of the Jets shopping Gardner around ahead of the trade deadline. The Jets also gave Gardner a four-year, $120.4 million extension with $85.6 million in guaranteed money in July, making him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history.
However, Gardner and the Jets have gotten out to a poor start. They entered trade deadline day with a 1-7 record and were the last team in the NFL to pick up a win this season.
The Colts, meanwhile, have been one of the league’s biggest surprises this season and are tied for the league’s best record at 7-2. They had discussions with another team for a cornerback in the lead-up to Tuesday’s trade deadline and thought they had a deal in place before talks fell through, Glazer reported.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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