Jets' Sauce Gardner reveals why he didn't want Lions to draft him: 'Would’ve been a total different story'

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Sauce Gardner was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, but the New York Jets star cornerback never actually wanted to play for the Lions. 

During an interview on "The Pivot Podcast" last week, Gardner revealed that he did not want to get drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 2022 NFL Draft, partly because of what playing in his home state might mean for his career. 

Sauce Gardner #1 of the New York Jets reacts during the second quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on January 01, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

"They don’t even really ask me for nothing," Gardner said of his closest friends after being asked how he handles wanting to help his friends and family after turning pro. 

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"My family don’t really ask me nothing, especially the ones who weren’t around when I was down — when me, mom, my brother and my sister were going through it. The ones who weren’t down with us, they don’t ask me for nothing because they already know the answer."

"That’s one reason why I didn’t want to get drafted by Detroit. That would’ve been a total different story," he continued. 

Aug 12, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner (1) against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. (Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports)

"I would’ve had so many different people asking for tickets. People probably would’ve seen me around Detroit then they would’ve been trying to hangout, then they would’ve been trying to ask me for money, this, this and that. There’s so many variables that