The New York Jets' star cornerback leaves the game with an apparent injury

New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner left Sunday's game in London with an apparent injury after colliding with a teammate in the third quarter.

Gardner collided with a teammate, Quincy Williams, on the play. He spent a few moments on the ground, then got up under his own power and walked to the blue medical tent. After a brief examination, Jets trainers took him to the locker room for further evaluation.

At that point, the Jets were down 17-7 and Gardner wasn't having his best game. He was given three different penalties in the first half.

Entering the game, the Jets were without offensive tackle Morgan Moses and linebacker CJ Mosley, both of whom are dealing with knee and toe injuries, respectively.

The Jets selected Gardner No. 4 overall in 2022 after a standout career with the Bearcats in which he was named to the All-American Athletic Conference first team three times and in 2021, the same season that Cincinnati was selected , earning All-America honors, became the first Group of Five conference champions to make it to the College Football Playoff.

He did justice to the selection. He has been selected first-team All-Pro and to the Pro Bowl twice.

In his rookie year, he started in all 17 games and was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. He finished the season with 75 tackles (51 solo), two interceptions and 20 passes defended, the last of which led the league.

He was the first rookie cornerback to be named first-team All-Pro since Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott in 1981.

Last season, he started 16 games and finished with 57 tackles (41 solo), 11 passes defended and one forced fumble.