Getty Sauce Gardner played four seasons with the NY Jets before getting traded In what can be considered the biggest trade of the 2025 NFL trade deadline, the Indianapolis Colts acquired two-time Pro Bowler Sauce Gardner from the New York Jets in exchange for two first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell . The secondary was the one weakness for the Colts this season, as the team was allowing 244.8 passing yards per game, which is the seventh most in the league. Gardner will be an