KVSP NFL trade deadline 2025: Jets send star CB Sauce Gardner to Colts for two first-round picks, WR AD Mitchell
Written by Lucky Wilson | KJMM.COM on November 4, 2025
The Indianapolis Colts have made what will go down as the most surprising trade of the 2025 NFL trade deadline. The Colts have acquired star cornerback Sauce Gardner from the New York Jets in exchange for two first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell, according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones.
Jones reports that the Jets were not actively shopping their No. 1 cornerback, but the return from Indy was too good for the front office to pass up. Gardner appeared to confirm the news himself, posting on social media, “New York it’s been real” with a green heart emoji.
Just four months ago, the Jets made Gardner the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history, as he signed a four-year, $120.4 million extension that averages $30.1 million per year with the franchise that selected him with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Now, the 25-year superstar is embracing a change of scenery.
Two first-round picks is quite an expensive price to pay, but it shows how much the Colts value a young, legitimate CB1, and how serious they are about winning now. Gardner earned Defensive Rookie of the Year honors after recording 75 combined tackles, two interceptions and a league-leading 20 passes defensed in his first NFL season. He became the first rookie cornerback to ever be named a First Team All-Pro, and earned a trip to the Pro Bowl as well. In seven games played this season, Gardner has recorded 20 combined tackles and six passes defensed.
As for the Jets’ new wideout, Mitchell has caught nine passes for 152 yards this season for the Colts after recording 23 receptions for 312 yards as a rookie in 2024. He infamously fumbled a walk-in touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 4 while celebrating early.
The No. 52 overall pick played his college football at Texas after transferring in from Georgia, and was named the 2023 Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year after leading the conference in receiving touchdowns with 11.
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