The Jets shocked the NFL world on Tuesday when they traded away All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Colts in exchange for two first-round picks. It’s a rich return for an elite player, to be sure, but nobody expected New York to trade arguably the best player on the roster at the deadline even amidst a rebuilding season. Yet it happened. Indianapolis now has a true No. 1 corner and the Jets get some big-time assets to keep adding talent to the roster.
The trade wasn’t just a surprise for those outside the building, too. It turns out Gardner was as shocked as anybody. His brother and agent, Allante Gardner, shared the star cornerback’s instant reaction to getting traded with Jets reporter Rich Cimini. He was “stunned” but “understands it’s a business.”
