Despite San Francisco’s offensive success, New York’s All-Pro cornerback was carted off the field in the second quarter of the game. Today we will discuss about Sauce Gardner: Name| Injury| What happened to.
Sauce Gardner: Name| Injury| What happened to
Ahmed “Sauce” Gardner (born August 31, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cincinnati and was selected fourth overall by the Jets in the 2022 NFL Draft. Gardner was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and was the first rookie cornerback to be named First Team All-Pro since Ronnie Lott in 1981.
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | August 31, 2000 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Martin Luther King Jr. (Detroit, Michigan) | ||||||||
| College: | Cincinnati (2019–2021) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022 / round: 1 / pick: 4 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Name
New York Jets No. 4 overall pick Ahmed “Sauce” Gardner is very committed to his nickname, and there are many stories of how this “Sauce” identity came to be. The sauce is tied into his nickname in that he wore a diamond sauce chain (which could actually hold the sauce) and another chain that had his nickname. Gardner got the nickname A1, until one day his coach called him “A1 Sauce Sweet Feet Gardner”. He clearly liked the nickname and it stuck.
Injury
| Date | League | Injury | Details |
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| Oct 13, 2023 | NFL | Head Cranial Concussion Grade 1 | Gardner was ruled out for Week 6 vs. the Eagles late in the week after experiencing concussion-like symptoms. He was cleared to return in Week 8. |
What happened to
The New York Jets have been crushed by the San Francisco 49ers in the first half of Monday night’s action.
However, this has become a side story on the Jets defense.
All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner did not enter the field for the Jets’ final drive of the first half until the final two plays – two incomplete passes by the 49ers.
New York announced that the absence was not injury related.
Gardner has been on the sidelines for a lot of games, his absence shocking and confusing at the same time. If the “benching” is not injury related, then why did the Jets keep their best defensive player off the field, of course?
Gardner is the first cornerback in NFL history to be first-team All-Pro in his first two seasons. When he was on the field, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was just 3-10 from the field.
After Gardner’s departure, the veteran quarterback went a perfect 6-6 passing, while the Jets gave up two scoring drives.
