In sports, the worst thing you can do is miscalculate where you’re at as an organization.

At the 2025 NFL trade deadline, it’s looking as if the Indianapolis Colts might have done just that.

The Colts went into November's deadline at 7-2. Undoubtedly, they were one of the hottest teams in the AFC, capitalizing on a reclamation year out of former New York Giants first-round draft pick Daniel Jones.

At the deadline, the Colts traded two first-round draft picks to the New York Jets for Sauce Gardner , one of the best cornerbacks in football.

Since then, the Colts have come back to Earth.

Gardner suffered a noncontact calf injury that isn’t as serious as it initially looked. The Colts have won just one game since making the blockbuster trade. And now, things have taken a turn for the wo

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