Sauce Gardner Says He Is 24, Correcting Years of 2000 Birth-Date Errors

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 18

At Colts minicamp, Sauce Gardner said he is 24, not 25, after years of being listed with an Aug. 31, 2000 birth date.
Gardner said official paperwork he has signed since entering the NFL shows Aug. 31, 2001, and joked doubters could ask his mother.
ESPN, Pro Football Reference, The Athletic, Wikipedia and even Madden had carried the wrong age, extending the error across major sports and online platforms.
The mix-up appears to have spread from widely copied internet data, underscoring how basic biographical details can remain wrong for years.

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