CINCINNATI — Sauce Gardner and Alec Pierce are pumped to rekindle their practice battles as Gardner starts up his Colts tenure this week. The two went head-to-head in practice for two straight seasons in their Cincinnati days and they are running it back for the foreseeable future.

New Indianapolis cornerback Sauce Gardner (concussion) and receiver Michael Pittman (glute) are both off the injury report and are set to play in Week 10. Gardner was a full participant on all three injury reports this week. Pittman was a non-participant on Wednesday. But he was listed as full on both Thursday and Friday.

The New York Jets stunned Darrelle Revis and many others in the NFL world after trading Sauce Gardner to the Colts.

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The Jets took Garrett Wilson with the 10th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, six picks after selecting Sauce Gardner. In July, both players signed nine-figure extensions, seemingly signaling their importance to the franchise’s next chapter.