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Sauce Gardner suffers new injury with blockbuster trade looking like Colts disaster

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The Colts' trade for Sauce Gardner is facing significant challenges as Gardner left Sunday's game with a calf injury, labeled as week-to-week after an MRI revealed a mild strain. The trade, made last November and involving multiple high-value draft picks and a player, has not yielded expected results; the team has struggled, going 3-11 since acquiring Gardner. Despite his promising start in the NFL, including winning Defensive Rookie of the Year, Gardner’s injury history is impacting his performance and the Colts' record.

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The Colts' trade for cornerback Sauce Gardner, made last November in exchange for their 2026 and 2027 first-round picks as well as wide receiver Adonai Mitchell from the Jets, is quickly turning into a disaster. In Sunday's loss to the Colts, Gardner left with a calf injury and did not return; NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported that he has a mild calf strain and will be week-to-week. Since joining Indianapolis, Gardner has recorded seven passes defended and 33 tackles without an interception in just over one season. The trade cost the Jets their fourth overall pick in 2023 and a four-year, $120.4 million extension for Gardner, who was drafted by the Jets in 2022 and won Defensive Rookie of the Year and First-Team All-Pro honors in his first two seasons. However, since acquiring him, the Colts have gone just 3-11, compared to their strong performance prior to the trade.

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The Colts’ trade for Sauce Gardner is rapidly turning into a disaster. asserted

trade → turn → disaster

Gardner departed Sunday’s loss to the Colts in the third quarter with a calf injury and did not return. asserted

Gardner → depart → injury

NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported that Gardner is now considered week-to-week with a mild calf strain after an MRI. asserted

Gardner → report → MRI

Rapoport said Gardner is “expected to miss some time, but not an extended period.” asserted

Gardner → say → time

Gardner also missed multiple games last season with a calf issue. asserted

Gardner → miss → issue

The Colts traded their 2026 and 2027 first-round picks alongside wide receiver Adonai Mitchell to the Jets last November for Gardner, the fourth overall pick in 2023, just months after he signed a four-year, $120.4 million extension. asserted

he → trade → extension

Gardner has recorded four passes defensed and 17 total tackles in 2026. asserted

Gardner → record → 2026

Since the massive trade to acquire Gardner, the Colts have gone 3-11. asserted

Colts → acquire → Gardner

They were 7-2 at the time of the trade last year, and finished last season 8-9, in part due to losing starting quarterback Daniel Jones to a torn Achilles last December. asserted

They → finish → Achilles

Gardner also missed time with Indianapolis last season due to a calf injury. asserted

Gardner → miss → injury

Since joining the Colts, Gardner has put up seven passes defended and 33 tackles without recording an interception. Gardner, 25, had a hot start to his career after being drafted by the Jets in 2022, winning Defensive Rookie of the Year and being selected as a First-Team All-Pro in his first two seasons in the NFL. asserted

Gardner → join → NFL

Sauce Gardner suffers new injury with blockbuster trade looking like Colts disaster

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