Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner had a spectacular rookie season for the New York Jets, earning both first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors. He's also a finalist for the Defensive Rookie of the Year award.
So Gardner has earned instant respect for his play on the field. But he's also conscious of how he carries himself off the field as well, and in an interview with Zion Olojede of Complex before the AFC Championship Game, he said that he didn't care for the trash talk Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple spread on social media after his team beat the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round:
"I seen that.