Sauce Gardner returned from Berlin for his second bye week of the 2025 season, and one which came at an opportune time.

The All-Pro cornerback had, less than a week prior, been dealt from the New York Jets to the Colts in a blockbuster trade; he didn't have much time to switch from preparing to face the Cleveland Browns to learning a new scheme, a new group of teammates and a new opponent – the Atlanta Falcons – before making his Colts debut in Germany.

So last week, as Gardner got his stuff from New York and figured out where to live in the Indianapolis area, he had a chance to relax a bit. Within that, though, his mind drifted a bit. An admitted overthinker – a trait which he said usually benefits him – Gardner began digesting the sort of pressure that could be placed on him given the

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