Jets Sauce Gardner Provides An Explanation After Receiving Backlash For Antisemitic Comments
Star for the New York Jets Sauce Gardner provided clarification on words he made on Tuesday against Jews after they went viral on X. The remarks were from an Adin Ross livestream.
Jets Sauce Gardner Provides An Explanation After Receiving Backlash For Antisemitic Comments
Gardner removed the post and made a new one after first defending himself against the criticism.
after an appearance with Jewish popular streamer Adin Ross, Gardner made the comment, “ya’ll run the world,” after a discussion about Ross’s ability to obtain a Tesla Cybertruck from another Jewish man.
Sauce Gardner backtracks after backlash over seemingly antisemitic comment.https://t.co/uoxL3Q40cf
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) March 27, 2024
Gardner attempted to apologise for his words after facing criticism on the internet. He made two distinct but related remarks about X, saying that what he had said “was meant to be a good thing.”
Sources: Jets have delivered Sauce Gardner six items he must complete to return to team:
– Apologize/condemn movie
– $500K donation to anti-hate causes
– Sensitivity training
– Antisemitic training
– Meet with ADL, Jewish leaders
– Meet with Joe Tsai to demonstrate understanding— ًshiraz (@SHlRAZ) March 26, 2024
“I love all people,” Gardner said. “While my intentions were positive, I just learned that people use those exact words I shared for hate towards Jewish people. That is not what I am about and I appreciate those who took the time to educate me on that fact.”
Ross, who also defended him on the livestream Monday night, did so again.
“Bro I’m Jewish,” he wrote in reply to Gardner. “You did and said nothing wrong you said Jews run the world in a good way which is true, I said you were fine so ima defend you. Don’t give in, f— these fake woke ppl.”
Sauce Gardner addresses antisemitic comments: ‘Not what I’m about’https://t.co/NCHwm4vSjE
— Woke Antisemitism Watch (@W_A_Watch) March 27, 2024
“I love all people; Including Jewish people,” Gardner first wrote on Tuesday. “The majority of my agency/marketing team are Jewish and I talk to them almost every day. You probably just took what I said the wrong way but what I said was meant to be a good thing.”
Entering his third season with the Jets, Gardner was selected as a first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection in his first two years on the squad.
New York Jets cornerback, Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, apologizes for “antisemitic” comments. pic.twitter.com/t8mOU1yu0o
— Julius (@TodaywithJulius) March 26, 2024
In the past, he has also won Defensive Rookie of the Year. Reactions to Gardner’s posts explaining his statements have been mixed.
How many touchdowns did Sauce Gardner allow?
| Target Separation | Rec Allow | TDs Allow |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | 34 (2.1 p/g) | 2 |
| #9 | #27 | #31 |
How much does Sauce Gardner make?
With the New York Jets, Gardner inked a four-year rookie deal for $33,450,801 that is completely guaranteed. His yearly compensation is $8.36 million on average. Gardner has made $22,212,856 in his career from football wages alone.
You should talk about Sauce Gardner dropping antisemitic tropes and then trying to claim it was meant to be a compliment because his team is most made up of Jewish people. pic.twitter.com/e3bwEr5E3F
— Arthur (@ArthurBaitson) March 26, 2024
How good is sauce Gardner?
With a 90.2 coverage grade, he leads the NFL and has only allowed 243 yards in 15 games. He and Reed are getting ready to take on Flacco and Cooper, who recorded 11 catches for 265 yards and two touchdowns the previous week.
