In a move that seemed unthinkable just a few months after the NY Jets decided to make All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner the highest-paid cornerback in football at more than $30 million per season, this organization has now traded the $120 million man away after just eight games under the Aaron Glenn regime.
The Jets traded Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts for a package containing two first-round picks in both the 2026 and 2027 NFL Drafts, as well as wide receiver Adonai Mitchell. The trade now gives the Jets four first-round picks in the next two seasons as they dip fully into rebuild mode.