Cincinnati CB Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner during a college football game between the Tulsa Golden Hurricane and Cincinnati Bearcats on Nov. 6, 2021, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati. Credit: Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
INDIANAPOLIS – After finishing his collegiate career at the University of Cincinnati without allowing a touchdown in coverage, cornerback Sauce Gardner was asked how he will react when an NFL wide receiver inevitably reaches the end zone on his watch.
"I don’t have plans on giving one up in the NFL," he said.
That, of course, was the Sauce talking, Sauce being the nickname Ahmad Gardner has worn since he was six years old.