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Colts' Sauce Gardner Confirms 2001 Birth Year, Corrects Online Errors

6/19/2026

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Indianapolis Colts cornerback Sauce Gardner said he was born in 2001, making him 24.
He pointed out that Pro Football Reference, ESPN and TheAthletic.com list his birthday as Aug. 31, 2000.
He added that the same incorrect year appears in EA Sports’ Madden NFL video game.
Gardner said all official paperwork confirms the 2001 birth year and he does not know how the misinformation originated.

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Indianapolis Colts cornerback Sauce Gardner said he was born in 2001, making him 24.
He pointed out that Pro Football Reference, ESPN and TheAthletic.com list his birthday as Aug. 31, 2000.
He added that the same incorrect year appears in EA Sports’ Madden NFL video game.
Gardner said all official paperwork confirms the 2001 birth year and he does not know how the misinformation originated.