The Indianapolis Colts have made what will go down as the most surprising trade of the 2025 NFL trade deadline. The Colts have acquired star cornerback Sauce Gardner from the New York Jets in exchange for two first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell , according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones .

According to CBS Sports Research, Gardner is the sixth player to be traded in-season for multiple first-round picks in the last 40 years. Believe it or not, the Cots were involved in half of these six trades, as they acquired running back Eric Dickerson from the Los Angeles Rams for multiple first-round picks in 1987, and linebacker Fredd Young from the Seattle Seahawks the following season.

Jones reports that the Jets were not actively shopping their No. 1 co

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