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Sauce Gardner

Number #1
Position Cornerback
Measurables 6' 3" / 190LBS
Age 26
Draft / Org Cincinnati
Through 2030$128.9M

5 years$25.8M a yearFully guaranteed

3.2%of the $301.2M salary cap this season
216thhighest cap hit in the NFL, of 1949 contracts
3.4%of the Colts payroll
SeasonAgeCap hitRaise
2026 26 $9.5M — This season
2027 27 $21.0M +121%
2028 28 $26.2M +25%
2029 29 $36.1M +38%
2030 30 $36.1M —
2031 31 Free agent Unrestricted

Where his deal sits

2026 cap hits around his, league wide

RankPlayerTeamAgeFree agentvs GardnerCap hit
213 Dalton Schultz HOU 30 2028 +$0.1M $9.6M 214 Jauan Jennings MIN 29 2027 Same $9.5M 215 Coleman Shelton LAR 31 2027 Same $9.5M 216 Sauce Gardner IND 26 2031 $9.5M 217 Carl Granderson NO 30 2028 Same $9.5M 218 Landon Dickerson PHI 28 2029 Same $9.5M

Deals built like his

Other deals that pay about $25.8M a year

NikBonitto $25.8Ma year 4 years, Broncos Age 27 CourtlandSutton $25.8Ma year 4 years, Broncos Age 31 TreyHendrickson $25.8Ma year 4 years, Ravens Age 32
Full breakdown: cap hit and dead cap by season
Season
Team
Base Salary
Cap Hit
Dead Cap
2026
IND
—
$9,501,020
$11,000,000 Traded (Prorated Bonus Acceleration)
2027
IND
—
$20,953,473
—
2028
IND
—
$26,200,000
—
2029
IND
—
$36,100,000
—
2030
IND
—
$36,100,000
—
2031
IND
—
$2,000,000
— Void Year