Colts trade for CB Sauce Gardner

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Gardner Makes Plays


When Sauce Gardner and Drake London lined up on Thursday, it was the first time that the Colts cornerback and Falcons receiver stood across from each other since last year’s Week 10 showdown in Berlin. That was Gardner’s first game with the Colts after being acquired from the New York Jets, and while Indianapolis pulled out the OT victory, Gardner was still annoyed by some of the social media chatter afterward.

“Drake London’s 2-point conversion (on me), I think that that was trending on TikTok while the game was going on,” Gardner said recently on “The Fan Morning Show.”

“I’ve never seen a 2-point conversion trend that much, even when the team still loses !!!”

Thursday didn’t offer Gardner the same level of redemption since it was only a practice, but this time around, he wasn’t on the wrong end of a viral clip. The 2-time first-team All-Pro got the better of London in their one-on-one match-ups, giving up only one catch in four reps. Gardner’s stinginess carried over to team drills, where the Colts defense stopped the Falcons in their final 2-minute drill, and London was limited to just 2 short catches.

Atlanta QB Tua Tagovailoa finished the day with 3 straight incompletions and a would-be “sack” by Colts defensive end Laiatu Latu.

Additionally, the Colts’ 2nd-string offense, led by 4rth-year QB Anthony Richardson, carved up the Falcons’ back-ups to set up another game-winning 52-yard field goal by Shrader. Indianapolis’s 2nd-string defense followed suit by getting the final stop, with Colts veteran safety Jonathan Owens batting Falcons back-up Michael Penix’s pass into the air before cornerback Rob Carter Jr snagged the ball for the game-sealing INT.

Colts coach Shane Steichen said that he was pleased with how his team finished on Thursday. Asked if his team’s execution paired well with Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon’s “find a way” mantra for the 2026 season, Steichen didn’t hesitate.

“Absolutely,” said Steichen, who is 25-26 through the first 3 years of his Colts tenure. “You have to find ways to win games in this league, and that’s putting those guys in these pressure situations and practicing them because when they come up, we have to be ready for them.”



SOURCE: ) James Boyd

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