Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen didn't waste much time setting the tone with Sauce Gardner after the AFC South team acquired the star cornerback from the New York Jets via trade this season.

The New York Jets certainly surprised some people this season.

Two quarterback-needy teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts, are predicted to swap signal-callers and draft picks in a trade this offseason.

An NFL writer names a member of the Indianapolis Colts offense as a top trade target for a team in the conference. The post Colts $70 Million Weapon Floated In-Conference Trade Idea appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Sauce Gardner played only 196 snaps for Indianapolis, but the Colts believe the young cornerback can be a core piece for the future.

The Indianapolis Colts would have been in familiar territory.

The Indianapolis Colts could make a key addition in the 2026 offseason after being named a top target for a defender. The post Colts Named Top Trade Target For $100 Million All-Pro appeared first on Heavy Sports.

The Colts are 1-5 since trading for Sauce Gardner and are now almost certainly out of the playoffs. I can’t remember seeing an “all-in” trade backfire this hard this fast. — Mike Herndon (@MikeHerndonSk1) December 23, 2025 And that’s not to say acquiring Gardner in a vacuum wasn’t a smart move.

Fans of the Indianapolis Colts have been begging the team to make a big win-now trade for a long time. They finally did it in 2025 by landing former New York Jets CB Sauce Gardner ahead of the 2025 NFL trade deadline.