According to SI.com’s Albert Breer, Indianapolis Colts team owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon played a key role in adding input to close the deal for newly acquired star cornerback Sauce Gardner:

“. . . Three weeks later, on Monday, with the sides close to a deal and the trade deadline looming, Ballard was talking with Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon about the potential trade as the GM prepared to make an offer, and she asked, ‘Do you want to Band-Aid it or fix it for the long term?’

Ballard fixed it. Sauce Gardner would be a Colt.”

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The Indianapolis Colts released their Thursday injury report today ahead of Week 10 against the Atlanta Falcons in Germany on Sunday.

Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner missed practice today for the second day today. With the team set to travel to Germany today Buckner was subsequently ruled OUT and left out of the traveling squad. With Buckner out, he leaves behind a huge void to fill. Expect Adetomiwa Adebawore to have an increased role in pass rushing situations and also Neville Gallimore in run-stopping too.

Defensive end Samson Ebukam continues to miss practice with an ongoing knee injury. Expect him to...

I was going to break down the Steelers game for my film breakdown this week, but I had a feeling the Colts were up to something. So I held off—and good thing I did.

The Colts capped off their most aggressive acquisition period in the Chris Ballard era by acquiring All-Pro CB Sauce Gardner.

Sauce is an amazing player; nobody needs me to show you that. But we’ll definitely break down how his addition changes what Lou Anarumo will do on defense.

First, though, I want to talk about the ramifications of this colossal trade. I think Colts fans should...

If you boil this down to courtroom style and berate me as a witness, I will give you a simple “Yes, we made the right decision” answer. If you have the opportunity to bring in this sort of difference maker, during a season where the conference seems more up for grabs than any year in recent memory, it would be a dereliction of duties not to do so. I understand the argument against, I just do not agree with it. I know it will take some fans favorite time of the year away (draft time). I mean how much fun...

Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts had been desperate for competent cornerback play in recent years. From BoPete Keyes and Anthony Chesley in primetime to the entire room being ravaged by injury, the cornerback experience under general manager Chris Ballard had seen better days — then again, it hadn’t.

Veteran acquisitions Xavier Rhodes and Stephon Gilmore proved to be well worth their paychecks, but they paled in comparison to what recent free agent signee Charvarius Ward has to offer at this stage in his career. Finally, the Colts have a legitimate CB1 to call their own. Only, they didn’t stop...

The Indianapolis Colts today released there Wednesday injury report for Week 10 of the NFL season against the Atalanta Falcons in Germany on Sunday.

Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner missed practice today with a neck injury. Buckner exited the game last Sunday against the Steelers but did manage to return although it was briefly. Buckner is never one to miss games so it’s unlikely he doesn’t suit up Sunday but he is one to keep a close eye on the rest of the week.

Defensive end Samson Ebukam miss practice today with a knee injury. Ebukam has missed several weeks now...

What has gotten into Chris Ballard? Did he have an epiphany or…? The GM for the Indianapolis Colts doesn’t make mid-season trades. Ballard doesn’t give up two first round picks for anyone. Heck, he doesn’t make many moves at all. Ballard moves around the game board in a systematic way and almost never deviates. Getting Sauce Gardner from the Jets was a big boy move. It was so big it might even get the Colts to the Super Bowl.

Fans begged Ballard to do something at the trade deadline. We witnessed him finally pull the trigger in free agency and...

According to head coach Shane Steichen, new Indianapolis Colts cornerback Sauce Gardner “‘elevates everyone around him’“ as “his resume speaks for itself.”

While the Colts gave up a steep price, including their next two first round picks and young wideout AD Mitchell, he’s not worried about the future as the Colts currently sit at 7-2, atop the AFC, and “got better today.”

Steichen added that his veteran defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo “was fired up” to receive Gardner in surprising blockbuster trade deadline deal, and that the former 2x NFL First-Team All-Pro [**shouldn’t have much of a learning curve immediately picking...

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Just hours before the trade deadline, Chris Ballard and the Indianapolis Colts made a blockbuster trade for Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, star cornerback of the New York Jets.

Gardner, just 25 and already one of the league’s premier cover men, brings elite length, physicality at the line, and the kind of confidence that shrinks throwing windows before the ball even leaves the quarterback’s hand.

For the Colts, this does two big things right away: it lets them play more aggressive coverage on early downs, and it gives them a matchup answer for the AFC’s potent passing attacks, namely the Chiefs, Bills...

According to Spotrac, new Indianapolis Colts 2x NFL First-Team All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner’s salary cap hits have come in both for the remainder of the 2025 campaign and beyond:

It’s worth noting that the former 4th overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft signed a 4-year, $120.4 million contract extension this past offseason before New York shockingly sent him to Indianapolis ahead of Tuesday afternoon’s blockbuster of a trade deadline.

However, as Spotrac notes, the Jets’ unique structuring of Gardner’s recent mega-contract extension allowed for Tuesday’s trade deadline deal, which sent shockwaves throughout league circles and the national media alike:...

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Indianapolis Colts were reportedly close to trading for New Orleans Saints readily available cornerback Alontae Taylor before ultimately landing New York Jets All-Pro corner Sauce Gardner in a trade deadline blockbuster—which was a clear upgrade comparatively:

Reading the tea leaves below, if you believe Fox NFL Sunday’s Jay Glazer, the Colts’ potential deal for Taylor may have actually been closer than Fowler initially reported (if he’s the Indy trade target Glazer references, which seems realistically likely). Before the deal eventually falling through, and Indianapolis then prioritizing Gardner—ultimately closing the deal on the elite cornerback:...