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Cap ramifications of Jets' Sauce Gardner blockbuster deal

The New York Jets shocked the NFL world this afternoon when they shipped All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts .

In what was a deal that came almost out of thin air, the Colts landed a true lockdown corner, one who's already under contract until 2030.

But trading Gardner so soon after giving him a massive extension has to have massive cap ramifications, right?

Sauce Gardner's contract made him 'tradeable'

According to Spotrac, the way Gardner's contract was constructed made it easier to trade him, believe it or not.

"Why was Sauce Gardner 'tradeable' today? The Jets structured his offseason extension with a minimal signing bonus ($13.75M), backed up by future option bonuses in 2

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