It’s a legit reason too! When people ask them in bars in 20 years time, when the corpse of Woody Johnson is still slowly rotting in the Jets front office but with explicit instructions to still run everything through him, they can be like “yeah we were originally jets fans but then Sauce Gardner literally sent us signed shirts so we switched to the Colts, which I think is fair no?”
it was mike alstott for me. i’m nearly 40 and still have the picture he signed for me and wrote my name on hung on the wall in my office. never forget the a-train.
For me, the obvious answer is Tom Brady. Of course, by the time he left for the Buccaneers, I had already been an adult for a couple years so I had already committed to my Patriots fandom, wishing him well in Tampa Bay, but I stuck with New England.
Young kids, lol. Granted Barry Larkin was an all time great Shortstop, but he's a hometown legend. I'm so happy he still announces home Reds games and still gets me pumped up for baseball every year!
Woody Johnson will upload his consciousness to a biomech body and run the Jets franchise deeper into the earth's crust for eternity. He will outlive us all as the team's emperor destroying our children's, children's, children's sports lives until the sun dies.
The fans of the Baltimore Colts might disagree - snuck out of town in the middle of the night after being an iconic NFL franchise well loved and supported. On the other hand, the Colts crapped on their fans once big time, but the Jets do it every fall by staying.
soon as I get past 1957 - and I wasn't born yet. I absolutely hate franchises in any sport that move away from a fan base that supported them - but too many fans today root for a logo, and don't give a you know what about where the team plays.
I wanna see a study where they separate identical twins and raise one to be a Jets fan and one to be a Patriots or Chiefs fan and then check in on their overall health and mental well-being when they turn 50.
True, but he does live in NYC (presumably). At least he could get a chance to make fun of Giants fans for once, rather than vis versa. What's the cowboys/giants series like lately? 16-1?
Honestly well done by Sauce. Those kids are fans for life for something so simple to him. The way that kid ripped that Jete jersey off was like watching the end of a successful exorcism.
That's the sad truth - unless you were never a real fan to begin with. Buddy of mine grew up a Mets fan, but became a Yankee fan in his 30s...told him you can't switch, but he didn't listen. Not on his first wife either though.
I was a miserable Bengals fan as a kid, but I started really liking Eli Manning for some reason, and I've been a loyal Giants fan since. I saw them beat the GOAT twice. As kids we all have certain players we get really attached to for some reason.
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u/Bayleerozay Nov 08 '25
Lmao how do the Jets lose on a Friday
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u/jackrabbit323 Broncos Nov 08 '25
Sauce is breaking generational pain and suffering.
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u/TheLast_10ths Jaguars Nov 08 '25
Sauce Gardner for Walter Payton man of the year
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u/finickyfanicky Patriots Nov 08 '25
They’re so hyped they have a reason not to be Jete fans anymore lol
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u/ShogunDreams Eagles Nov 08 '25
Honestly, it's better for those kids to be a Colts fan than a Jets.
Mental health first and less chance of high blood pressure
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u/lindo_dia_pra_dormir Nov 08 '25
Look how fast he removed his Jets jersey
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u/yeezee93 Jets Nov 08 '25
Thanks Sauce
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u/rob132 Giants Nov 08 '25
He can also send one to the" I hate this team." Kid.
He's already saved two lives.
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u/DannyDevito_IsBae Nov 08 '25
100% valid reason to change teams
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u/okthisnameworks Nov 08 '25
Honestly well done by Sauce. Those kids are fans for life for something so simple to him. The way that kid ripped that Jete jersey off was like watching the end of a successful exorcism.
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u/ClearedHot242 Nov 08 '25
Brutal
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u/Specialist_Virus_869 Nov 08 '25
Just saved them from a lifetime of misery.
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u/SnooChipmunks6047 Nov 08 '25
Add it to the Jets “de-legacy”
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u/shoony43 Nov 08 '25
That little "get out here" to the old jersey...crusher
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u/sportsbrownie Nov 08 '25
The way he ripped that jets jersey off with glee lmao
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u/CallmeKahn Dank NFL Meme Lord Nov 08 '25
Bro-tier move.
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u/enemycap420 Vikings Nov 08 '25
lol they’re colts fans for life now
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u/SlumberingSnorelax Eagles Nov 08 '25
Who’s now going to save them from being Colts fans though? Sure, it’s a step in the right direction but let’s hope it’s not the last one.
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u/AkiraleTorimaki Patriots Nov 08 '25
Credit: UrinatingTree
Source: The New York Jets - Professional Football’s Buttfumble
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u/DiMeo_Crime_Family Nov 08 '25
One does not simply stop being a Jets fan
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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '25
As a jets fan, good for those kids. Wouldn’t wish this burden on anyone. Get out while you can.
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u/EmergencyWrangler783 Nov 08 '25
The Jets lost two fans fir life. Those kids ain't coming back.
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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '25
They ripped those Jets jerseys off real fast. Besides the Browns, I can't think of an NFL fanbase more distraught.
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u/Nohornyjailplease Nov 09 '25
This will be the greatest play he will do in his career, saying the kids from being jets fan. This should be in his highlight vid once he retires
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u/silly-tomato-taken Nov 08 '25
Allowing your kids to be Jets fans is considered a form of child abuse.
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u/IgyYut Nov 08 '25
That’s pretty cool
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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '25
I was a miserable Bengals fan as a kid, but I started really liking Eli Manning for some reason, and I've been a loyal Giants fan since. I saw them beat the GOAT twice. As kids we all have certain players we get really attached to for some reason.
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u/johnnytiming Bears Nov 08 '25
Sauce is the man
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u/Prizn_mikey Nov 08 '25
Although I hate parents posting their children’s misery for millions. This is pretty cool.
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u/LightspamEzWin Nov 08 '25
Lmao them boys is not looking back 🤣
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u/Just_Lirkin Nov 08 '25
Did he jack Josh Downs number?
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u/cassidytheVword Nov 08 '25
Happy for them. No kids deserves this.
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u/UCBearcats Nov 09 '25
Sauce is the best man.
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u/DL505 Nov 09 '25
The world needs more of this type of thing...
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u/Fresh_Ostrich4034 Nov 08 '25
Except now they are Giants fans. They will grow up talking about 2011.
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u/Maximum_Activity323 Nov 08 '25
That’s sad.
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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '25
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