Sauce Gardner named most overrated player in football by one NFL executive

But if you can believe it, said executive remained anonymous.

Cameron Ellis

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In case you're one of the three people on this planet that care about what anonymous NFL executives have to say about anything, this blog's for you.

Specifically, this anonymous NFL exec is very Logged On. Because this anonymous NFL exec called Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner "the most overrated player" in the NFL, an opinion that almost exclusively lives on Twitter. But it's 2024, so molding your opinions off of other people's tweets is not only allowed, but encouraged.

ESPN knows this, which probably explains why they put together a big list of anoymous executive quotes on, like, everything. At one point, they ask all those execs to rank the Top 10 corners, and the result was one ... lively ... quote on Sauce Gardner.

NFL exec calls #Jets CB Sauce Gardner the "most overrated player in the NFL"

That exec did not rank Gardner inside the top-10 CBs in the NFL.https://t.co/GpZ8ceBwca pic.twitter.com/q4jAGIkzhU
— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) July 18, 2024

The "he holds on every play" critique isn't exactly new, and it's certainly not interesting. They said the same thing about the Legion of Boom back in the day. And even if Gardner does hold more than the average corner, OK? Sometimes you gotta hold! (This is admittedly not the strongest defense of Gardner out there.) I feel like anyone still on a rookie contract can't be that overrated. But I'm not an NFL executive, so what do I know.

I simply wouldn't call a 23-year old corner who won Defensive Rookie of the Year and has made the First Team All-Pro every season of his career so far overrated, but that's just me. Then again, if I had the chance to rile up some Jets blogs by throwing around key SEO phrases anonymously for a season preview, I'd be tempted. The game's the game.

Cameron Ellis

Cam Ellis is an NFL staff writer for FanSided, specializing in covering all 32 teams across the league, including the Las Vegas Raiders. He has a decade of experience in sports media, having spent time at 680 The Score in Chicago, ABC Denver, and NBC Sports Washington. Since 2014 his work has been featured on NBC Sports Chicago, The Ralphie Report, and various sites across Minute Media and FanSided. In his career he has covered the Super Bowl, NFL Draft, free agency, and is a regular part of gameday coverage.