The Philadelphia Eagles will not have to face Sauce Gardner in Week 6.
The New York Jets officially downgraded their first-team All-Pro cornerback from questionable to OUT for Sunday afternoon’s game.
Gardner was unexpectedly added to the injury report on Friday with an “illness”designation. He was downgraded with a concussion.
This development is obviously bad news for the Jets, who are already without starting cornerback D.J. Reed. It seemed like Reed had a chance to play this week after missing Week 5 due to a concussion but he was not cleared in time.