{"id":32908,"date":"2025-11-08T07:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T07:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/32908\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T07:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T07:39:18","slug":"sauce-gardner-delivers-heartwarming-gifts-to-young-jets-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/32908\/","title":{"rendered":"Sauce Gardner delivers heartwarming gifts to young Jets fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sauce Gardner might have converted two young Jets fans into Colts supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Gardner, who was dealt by the Jets to the Colts on Tuesday at the NFL trade deadline, is giving jerseys to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/05\/sports\/young-jets-fan-has-viral-meltdown-over-shocking-sauce-gardner-trade-to-colts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two brothers who went viral earlier this week<\/a> for their reaction upon hearing the news of the two-time All-Pro cornerback\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s going on, Bryce, Trey?\u201d Gardner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQsHL-xEq7o\/?img_index=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said in a video shared by the Colts<\/a>. \u201cJust want to say I appreciate y\u2019all for the support. With that being said, I\u2019m gonna be giving you all two of my first Colts jerseys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sauce Gardner of the New York Jets warms up prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys at MetLife Stadium on October 5, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Gardner signed the jerseys and also sent footballs to the brothers.<\/p>\n<p>The viral video was posted the day of Gardner\u2019s trade to Indianapolis, with their father, Jets season-ticket holder T.J. Vilardi, filming himself telling the news to his sons.<\/p>\n<p>Trey, Vilardi\u2019s older son, took the news well, asking his dad about the specifics of the trade along with any other moves the Jets were making ahead of the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Vilardi\u2019s younger son, Bryce, however, flipped out upon hearing the news, bursting into tears before having a total meltdown.<\/p>\n<p>Bryce flipped out upon hearing the news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow I don\u2019t like the Jets. 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The Underdog promo code might vary by location.\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The clip garnered a lot of attention across social media, with Gardner, 25, even replying to the initial video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should\u2019ve at least waited til tmrw,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iamSauceGardner\/status\/1985869174049243580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Gardner replied<\/a>, adding a pair of crying emojis.<\/p>\n<p>The clip garnered a lot of attention across social media.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets shipped <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/04\/sports\/jets-trading-sauce-gardner-to-colts-in-stunning-nfl-blockbuster\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gardner off to the Colts<\/a> in exchange for two first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was looked at as a shocker, as <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/05\/sports\/the-jets-jaw-dropping-trade-deadline-leaves-behind-a-brutal-truth\/#:~:text=But%20in%20trading%20Gardner%2C%20an,team%20that%20might%20have%20springboarded\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gardner signed a four-year, $120.4 million contract extension<\/a> in July, which appeared to be a sign that he would remain on the team for the long term.<\/p>\n<p>Moments after that blockbuster, the Jets traded away defensive lineman <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/04\/sports\/jets-trading-quinnen-williams-to-cowboys-in-second-trade-deadline-blockbuster\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quinnen Williams to the Cowboys<\/a>, getting a 2026 second-rounder and a 2027 first-rounder in return.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sauce Gardner might have converted two young Jets fans into Colts supporters. 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