sauce gardner

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Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner (born August 31, 2001) is a professional American football cornerback currently playing for the Indianapolis Colts.

### Career Overview
*   **NFL Draft:** Selected fourth overall by the New York Jets in the 2022 NFL Draft.
*   **Current Team:** Acquired by the Indianapolis Colts in a trade with the New York Jets on November 4, 2025.
*   **Achievements:** 
    *   NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2022).
    *   Two-time Pro Bowl selection.
    *   First-team All-Pro honors in each of his first two seasons, becoming the first rookie cornerback since Ronnie Lott (1981) to achieve first-team All-Pro status.

### Background
*   **Early Life:** Born in Detroit, Michigan, Gardner played high school football at Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School.
*   **College:** He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats.
*   **Nickname:** He received the nickname "Sauce" from a youth football coach when he was six years old.

### Recent Status
As of September 2026, Gardner has been managing a calf injury sustained during a game against the Houston Texans, which is currently classified as a week-to-week situation.