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Jets Trade Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams in Deadline Teardown, Stockpile Future Firsts

The franchise pivots to a draft‑heavy rebuild built on future first‑round picks.

Overview

  • New York sent CB Sauce Gardner to the Colts and DL Quinnen Williams to the Cowboys on deadline day.
  • The returns include three first‑round picks across 2026 and 2027, at least one second‑rounder, WR Adonai Mitchell and DT Mazi Smith.
  • GM Darren Mougey said the team still intends to compete and win this season despite the sell‑off.
  • The moves extend a season defined by a 1‑7 start and a 14‑year playoff drought that remains the NFL’s longest active streak.
  • CBS reports it is the first time this millennium a team made multiple in‑season trades for first‑round picks, with the 2027 pick from Dallas reported as the better of the Cowboys’ two and potentially high in the round.