FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Sauce Gardner shared a special handshake and plenty of laughs with Aaron Rodgers during their two years as teammates with the New York Jets.

They’ll square off as opponents Sunday when Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers come to MetLife Stadium for one of the juiciest storylines in Week 1 of the NFL season.

Just don’t expect the Jets to add any extra spice this week when it comes to talking about their former quarterback.

“I don’t know,” a smiling Gardner said Tuesday. “I’m just preparing like any other game.”

Truth is, it’s not quite that simple.

After all, it’s not often that one of the greatest passers in league history is cut by a team after two years of Super Bowl aspirations that fizzled miserably — helped in large part by a season-ending injury four sn

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