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Sauce Gardner spent almost his entire Sunday shadowing DK Metcalf, a change for the young cornerback.

It was something the Jets defensive back has publicly said he would like to do, but it wasn’t implemented by the previous coaching staff, except on a situational basis.

Sunday was different.

“I liked it. I’m a competitor. Our coaching staff is pretty much full of guys who played in the league, so it’s no surprise,” Gardner said after the 34-32 loss to the Steelers at MetLife Stadium. “I feel like any time I was on him, he knows what it is. He was trying to be physical after the plays.”

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