As the dust settles from Sauce Gardner's stunning move to the Colts at the NFL trade deadline, fans from both teams will continue to ask themselves, "Who won the trade?" It may be too early to answer that question just yet, and suffice to say a lot of Jets supporters aren't happy seeing their team get stripped down amid yet another rebuild.
A new report from Albert Breer may warm some of their embittered hearts, though.
The morning of Gardner's trade, Jets general manager Darren Mougey planned to attend Jets legend Nick Mangold's funeral in New Jersey. Worried that news of Gardner's blockbuster deal would overshadow the somber event, Mougey asked the Colts for the trade to be kept quiet for a few hours until after the funeral services were over.
Here's that excerpt from Breer's article:
What a classy gesture from the rookie Jets GM.
Following a busy trade deadline, plenty of doubts still loom over the Jets' organization, which historically owns a less-than-stellar track record of building a winning roster and hiring the right personnel. Still, it's nice to see Mougey figuratively tipping his cap to a beloved Jets icon while also confidently marching the Jets forward to what one can only hope is a brighter future.
