Cornerback Sauce Gardner looks on during practice at The Grove in Watford, England, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.

The New York Jets have agreed to trade star cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts on Tuesday for two first-round draft picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

The Jets will receive the Colts’ first-round selection in 2026 and in 2027, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn’t announced the trade.

NFL Network and ESPN first reported the stunning deal, which came less than three hours before the NFL’s trade deadline and sends one of the Jets’ most popular and accomplished players to the Colts.

Gardner, an all-pro selection in his first two seasons, signed a four-year, US$1

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