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Sauce Gardner suffers new injury with blockbuster trade looking like Colts disaster

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McCarron, G. (2026, October 19). Sauce Gardner suffers new injury with blockbuster trade looking like Colts disaster. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/19/sports/sauce-gardner-suffers-new-injury-with-blockbuster-trade-looking-like-colts-disaster/

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The Colts' trade for Sauce Gardner is facing significant challenges as Gardner left Sunday's game with a calf injury, labeled as week-to-week after an MRI revealed a mild strain. The trade, made last November and involving multiple high-value draft picks and a player, has not yielded expected results; the team has struggled, going 3-11 since acquiring Gardner. Despite his promising start in the NFL, including winning Defensive Rookie of the Year, Gardner’s injury history is impacting his performance and the Colts' record.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-19, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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🔮 Rapoport said Gardner is “expected to miss some time, but not an extended period.”

2026-10-19 · assertive framing · Sauce Gardner suffers new injury with blockbuster trade looking like Colts disaster

🔮 Instead, Dalton will head to Atlanta, whhich has already seen action from four different quarterbacks this season after injury issues with Michael Penix Jr. and Tua Tagovailoa.

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🔮 “…The injured player on the ground, DaShawn Stone, is like family to me, and I was scared he might be seriously hurt.

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🔮 When Micah Parsons was traded to the Packers in August 2025, it was to be expected that the Dallas defense would have difficulties, but it held its own Sunday night, holding Green Bay to a 31.4% offensive success rate throughout the game.

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🔮 When the broadcast returned for the second half, it appeared Nantz might have actually hurt himself, as his hand was wrapped with ice.

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🔮 Olsen has been teaming with Joe Davis on Fox’s No. 2 NFL broadcast team after previously working with Kevin Burkhardt, but movement in the industry could indicate a change.

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🔮 The Packers running back was placed on the list on Aug. 30 after being arrested in Wisconsin in May on charges related to an alleged altercation with a woman at his home.

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🔮 It’s been 44 years since the Brewers went to the World Series, a fact Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito will recall.

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🔮 Bauers might very well face the team that he debuted with in the World Series in a week’s time: he was drafted by the Padres in 2013, but was traded to the Rays the following year and made his debut in Tampa in June 2018.

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🔮 “I don’t know if he came to watch just the game or maybe me too, but what I can say is that we have a good relationship and when he traded for me [in January] he texted me, we spoke, also when we were in spring training we had really good communication.

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The Colts’ trade for Sauce Gardner is rapidly turning into a disaster. asserted

trade → turn → disaster

Gardner departed Sunday’s loss to the Colts in the third quarter with a calf injury and did not return. asserted

Gardner → depart → injury

NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported that Gardner is now considered week-to-week with a mild calf strain after an MRI. asserted

Gardner → report → MRI

Rapoport said Gardner is “expected to miss some time, but not an extended period.” asserted

Gardner → say → time

Gardner also missed multiple games last season with a calf issue. asserted

Gardner → miss → issue

The Colts traded their 2026 and 2027 first-round picks alongside wide receiver Adonai Mitchell to the Jets last November for Gardner, the fourth overall pick in 2023, just months after he signed a four-year, $120.4 million extension. asserted

he → trade → extension

Gardner has recorded four passes defensed and 17 total tackles in 2026. asserted

Gardner → record → 2026

Since the massive trade to acquire Gardner, the Colts have gone 3-11. asserted

Colts → acquire → Gardner

They were 7-2 at the time of the trade last year, and finished last season 8-9, in part due to losing starting quarterback Daniel Jones to a torn Achilles last December. asserted

They → finish → Achilles

Gardner also missed time with Indianapolis last season due to a calf injury. asserted

Gardner → miss → injury

Since joining the Colts, Gardner has put up seven passes defended and 33 tackles without recording an interception. Gardner, 25, had a hot start to his career after being drafted by the Jets in 2022, winning Defensive Rookie of the Year and being selected as a First-Team All-Pro in his first two seasons in the NFL. asserted

Gardner → join → NFL

Sauce Gardner suffers new injury with blockbuster trade looking like Colts disaster

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