Sauce Gardner has already reached Pro Bowl levels of being able to stop opposing offenses, but now he's trying to shut down internet sleuths from learning too much about his personal life.
Despite being one of the best players in the NFL, Gardner has mostly managed to fly under the radar off the field, but his profile is growing thanks to rumors he's dating rapper Ice Spice. To be fair, Gardner and Spice have posted images together on Instagram, which is the source of everyone assuming they're dating, so it's not like this has all been plucked out of thin air.
Then again, it's not hard for a nothing story to blow up into something bigger with a little push on social media.
Both Gardner and Spice have kept to themselves amid the rumors swirling, but that changed recently when the Jets star sat down to finally break his silence over everything that's happening.
NFL star Sauce Gardner addresses Ice Spice dating rumors
Gardner spoke with TMZ Sports and attempted to set the record straight about recent relationship rumors about Ice Spice. He didn't need a lot of space to let everyone know exactly how things are, though.
"We cool," he said, before getting a little cryptic. "It’s still the same for real. I ain’t trying to speak too much on it."
He did, though. While Gardner stayed away from making any definitive statements about his relationship with Spice, he did elaborate a little on why they've been spending so much time together recently.
"We just be having a good time," Gardner said. "Two young individuals. She’s from New York, I play in New York. She’s talented, real talented at what she do — same for me. Two people that get hated on that’s really good at what we do, so we’ve got a lot in common."
The two have been spotted a handful of times together in public recently, including an awkward kiss cam moment at an Adin Ross boxing event that went viral.
Sauce will have to begin focusing more on his day job in the NFL with training camp starting next month, which seems like a nice distraction. However, that just means all eyes will be on MetLife Stadium on Sundays to see if Ice Spice is in attendance, as these rumors don't appear to be going away anytime soon.
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