Sauce Gardner responds to negative talk about NY Jets, Aaron Rodgers, & Free Agency | The Pivot
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Published 2024-03-12
“There’s 2 sides to everything. And I’m a realist, so I’m always going to keep it 100.” Sauce Gardner
The NY Jets 2x All-Pro cornerback is setting the record straight, responding to verbal accusations about the organization and providing context to unanswered questions and speculation surrounding the Jets culture and future of the team. Only the 3rd guest to make a repeat appearance on The Pivot, Sauce chats with Ryan, Fred and Channing about everything from growing up in Detroit to his love of music to being a leader in the locker room to what 2024 looks like for The Jets but most importantly, Sauce was strong in his purpose of letting the world know, the bull crap and false talk about his team, needs to come to an end.
Stemming from a recent conversation The Pivot had with Mecole Hardman, Hardman spoke out against his former NY team, listing numerous reasons he was happy to have left the organization as well as revealed the inner workings from his experience that painted the team as complacent and a disorganized mess from the top down lacking leadership, treating star players differently than the rest of the roster and not being able to have success despite having extreme talent.
Sauce spoke out on social media after the Hardman did along with other Jets players who also debunked the claims. Sauce shares his side speaking in facts only about the team, their approach and the coaching. He was extremely clear on certain aspects of the season, spoke in detail about the locker room mentality and made sure it was known that the standard is the standard in NY and the team is not an ego driven program as described. Although frustrated with the narrative that Hardman and others have used about the Jets, Sauce is open about wanting others to succeed and believing everyone can eat if they work hard enough, he applauds Mecole for another Super Bowl win but says he should have taken the high road and not even mentioned his former team.
The 23 yr old, young in age but wise far beyond his years, carries himself more as a veteran in the NFL than the young rising star he is. The early expectations were not for Sauce to reach the level of stardom he has now, yet with all of the fame and success, he discusses the importance of humility and grace. With a 96 overall Madden rating, Sauce understands that it’s the little things that separate people from good to great which is why he explains making it a priority to learn something new as often as he can by chatting with everyone in the building from the GM to the cafeteria people to the groundskeepers to his teammates, understanding that’s the best way to sharpen your skills is through communication and never being too big to learn from anyone.
Playing in the biggest city brings a lot of attention and sometimes turmoil, which Sauce details one particular incident that highlighted his new reality while using his roots to handle the issue. This was the cause for roughing the waters between Sauce and Hardman, as he explains his former teammate’s involvement in the situation. Dealing with a hacking issue on Snapchat, false claims about his personal life, exposure of privacy on blogs while also being extorted, Sauce never caved from who he is at the core and never allowed the off the field chaos to affect his play.
The only player to be named First Team All-Pro in his first two seasons since the 1970 merger, Sauce has etched his name as one of the best at the position and is just getting started. Being touted as a future Hall of Famer comes with a lot of pressure, which is why he continues to focus on each day like it’s his first day and not allow the accolades to cloud the mission. He respects the strong class of defensive backs he came into the league with and tries to learn something and elevate his game by taking something from each of their styles. Sauce didn’t have a role model growing up, so he strives to set an example and be a voice to young guys who came up just like him.
Sauce Gardner is focused on another All-Pro season and locking in with his teammates to chase their Super Bowl aspirations and understands all of that starts now in the offseason. With free agency underway and the draft coming up, Sauce says his team wants are simple, “I want Aaron to feel comfortable in the pocket and for Garrett to not always be double teamed.”
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All Comments (21)
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I'm not a Jets fan but I have been a huge sauce fan for a long time but I have a whole new level of respect for sauce for not coming out and ripping Nicole Hardeman and saying everything he said wasn't true he just was an absolute adult about everything.. don't ever change sauce because you are one hell of a solid dude
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Respect to Sauce, he is a real one. You can tell he was raised right also. Props to his parents and family.
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Sauce is going to be a hall of famer the way he’s just focused on football and doesn’t worry about petty things
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Sauce is an old soul with 4D street smarts.
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Glad RC took some accountability for how they questioned Mecole. Mecole just didn't understand the meaning of discretion. 🙂 He could have taken the high road.
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Will always respect Sauce. Solid young brother!
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Sauce looks like a combination of Lil Wayne & Warrick Dunn
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Not a Jets,but Sauce is my favourite cornerback and one of my favourite player's. He has the whole package:great player,humble,funny,no drama,swag and when he's on the field he is a dog!From Detroit,to the Cincinnati college and now he's one of the best(for me the best)defensive players in the NFL. Keep going like that Sauce!Stay humble and hungry.
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This dude is naturally funny and he's a great cornerback 😂😂😂😂😂
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I love young Black men like Sauce✊🏿💪🏿
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BEST CORNER IN THE LEAGUE!!! ARGUE WITH A WALL
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Serious man, knows where he stands. Great CB! WTG Pivot
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Man they put this out on Mecole birthday 😂😂😂😂
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Sauce is really him! I loved his authenticity during this interview. I’m definitely a fan. Great interview!
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Big ups to sauce!! Man gave credit to mecole and checked him! There’s always 2 sides to a story… very poised. This interview was refreshing
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A Jet for life.
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Bruh 💀 " did u watch the tape.. does it look like he gave me problems 😐😐🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Welcome back to The Pivot😊great interview. Blessings You Guys❤🙏🏾
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Night and day from the Mecole interview. Mecole had a million excuses for everything, you could tell he was kind of a slick talker. This dude is smart, wise, mature, and calculated. No excuses for anything.
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I rock wit sauce but I rock wit em even more now knowin how humble he is
