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The Jets pulled off a stunning trade on Tuesday, shipping out two-time All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Colts in exchange for two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell.

A source confirmed the trade to The Post, made just hours before the 4 p.m. trading deadline.

The move was a shocker. The Jets just signed Gardner to a four-year, $120.4 million contract extension in July, which seemed to be a signal that he was viewed as part of the future under first-year coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey.

Just four months later, he is gone.

Sauce Gardner is pictured Oct. 19, 2025. Imagn Images

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