Colts Cornerback Sauce Gardner Confirms August 2001 Birth Year

Indianapolis Colts cornerback Sauce Gardner says he is 24 years old, though many online sources list him as 25. Gardner told reporters during the team's final offseason practice that he was born in August 2001. He later told The Athletic that all paperwork he has signed lists his birth year as 2001 and that his driver's license confirms the date.

Com, Pro Football Focus and Yahoo Sports show that age. com list his birth year as 2001. "It's crazy that I'm saying this once again," Gardner said last week.

"When it comes to the paperwork and everything I've signed, it all says '01," he told The Athletic. " The Colts acquired Gardner in a trade last year. Indianapolis sent two first-round picks and wide receiver Adonai Mitchell to the New York Jets for the cornerback, who is expected to be a centerpiece of the team's defense this season.

Gardner is entering his fifth NFL season yet remains as young as some players beginning their careers. Los Angeles Chargers first-round pick Akheem Mesidor turned 25 in April and has not played an NFL snap. The Colts have listed Gardner's birthday correctly in their materials since the trade, a team spokesman said.