Indianapolis Colts sign Sauce Gardner in surprise trade
The Colts have moved quickly to snap up the highly coveted cornerback
The Indianapolis Colts are set to bolster their playoff hopes by acquiring cornerback Sauce Gardner from the New York Jets.
The 7-2 Colts will send two first-round picks to the Jets, as well as WR Adonai Mitchell, in return for the fourth pick in the 2022 NFL draft.
The 25-year-old was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in his first season and became the first cornerback since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 to be named first-team All-Pro in each of his first two years.
Gardner had 20 tackles and six pass defenses in seven games for the Jets this season.
He signed a four-year deal worth a reported $120m this offseason but has been sacrificed as the Jets, who are 1-7, face up to another rebuild.