As star defensive back Sauce Gardner's future is now with the Indianapolis Colts, it comes after he was traded from the New York Jets, where he had been a foundational piece to the team's defense. While Gardner's time with the Jets has come to an end, he hasn't been shy about giving them props, especially individual players, as he did with wide receiver Garrett Wilson.

Gardner would speak to Kevin Clark on Tuesday, as he was asked who the toughest receiver to cover in the NFL was, responding with his former teammate in Wilson. The key trait that Gardner emphasizes when talking about Wilson's defining trait is his “decisiveness.”

“I probably say Garrett Wilson, my ex-teammate,” Gardner said. “Decisiveness, like, a lot of people, it was hard for people to see all that he can do, because he don't always get the same treatment, like he's not just getting put on the island all of the time.”

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“Obviously, sometimes, but a lot of times it's teams that defense playing two-high and it might be a double because the safety leaning and they don't think the other receiver on the other side can get open against man with no help, so you know, but he's very decisive, like it's hard to predict what he's going to do, so you just got to react. And sometimes by the time it's time to react, it's too late,” Gardner continued.

Wilson has played four seasons in the NFL, all with New York, recording over 1,000 receiving yards in his first three seasons, but failing to do so last year as he only played in eight games. When Gardner was with the Jets, there's no denying that he was covering the receiver in practice constantly, making the answer not surprising in the slightest.