Overview
- Gardner reacted to a widely shared video of a distraught child learning of the move with a quote post saying, "You should’ve at least waited until tomorrow."
- The Jets dealt Gardner to the Colts for two first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell just before the NFL trade deadline.
- New York also traded defensive tackle Quinnen Williams to the Cowboys for a first-round pick, a second-round pick, and defensive tackle Mazi Smith.
- The 1-7 Jets pivoted toward draft capital and acquired cornerback Ja'Sir Taylor from the Chargers for a 2028 seventh-round pick.
- ESPN’s updated Colts depth chart lists Gardner as a starter opposite Jonathan Edwards, with Charvarius Ward on injured reserve.