Sauce Gardner used to let it bother him. It left him wondering why he often was under attack.

He would scroll his phone and read the shots people were taking at him on social media, even from some who played in the NFL. The Jets’ star cornerback got it from all angles and on just about everything he did.

If he missed a tackle or was beaten in coverage, the Sauce haters would pounce.

If they believed he got away with a holding penalty or pass interference, the critical comments would flood his timeline.

Former Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel threw shade at Gardner after an ESPN poll two years ago named him the second-best cornerback in the league. That led to some Twitter drama between Samuel, Gardner and legendary former Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis.

Gardner, who scrubbed all soci

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