The Indianapolis Colts are trading two first-round draft picks to the New York Jets for star cornerback Sauce Gardner , sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter, a massive deal ahead of Tuesday's NFL trade deadline.

The Jets will receive 2026 and 2027 first-round selections, along with AD Mitchell , the receiver Indianapolis selected in the second round of the 2024 draft.

Gardner had just signed a four-year, $120.4 million extension this offseason with New York.

Now, just months later, he gets traded to the 7-2 Colts.

"New York it's been real," Gardner wrote on social media.

New York it's been real💚 — SAUCE GARDNER (@iamSauceGardner) November 4, 2025

Gardner, the fourth pick in the 2022 draft, was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2022. He's the only cornerback since the N

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