The Indianapolis Colts are buying and selling two first-round draft picks to the New York Jets for star cornerback Sauce Gardner, sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter, an enormous deal forward of Tuesday’s NFL commerce deadline.
The Jets will obtain 2026 and 2027 first-round picks, together with AD Mitchell, the receiver Indianapolis chosen within the second spherical of the 2024 draft.
Gardner had simply signed a four-year, $120.4 million extension this offseason with New York.
Now, simply months later, he will get traded to the 7-2 Colts.
“New York it has been actual,” Gardner wrote on social media.
New York it has been actual💚
— SAUCE GARDNER (@iamSauceGardner) November 4, 2025
Gardner, the fourth choose within the 2022 draft, was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the 12 months in 2022. He is the one cornerback for the reason that NFL-AFL merger in 1970 to be named first-team All-Professional in every of his first two seasons.
The Jets signed him in July, securing a long-term cope with what was anticipated to be a franchise cornerstone simply 24 hours after they reached a long-term extension with broad receiver Garrett Wilson.
However 2025 has gone poorly for the Jets below first-year coach Aaron Glenn, with the staff 1-7. Gardner missed Week 8 with a concussion.