C.J. Gardner-Johnson helped the Eagles win the Super Bowl in February, but he was traded to the Texans in March. And Gardner-Johnson thinks the Eagles got rid of him because they don’t like his competitive approach.
Gardner Johnson was asked on [The Pivot podcast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRClkZ-nOdk) why he thinks he’s not an Eagle anymore.
“Scared of a competitor,” Gardner-Johnson answered. “Simple as that.”
Gardner-Johnson felt that he wasn’t supported by his coaches when he was [ejected from a late-season game](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/c-j-gardner-johnson-ejected-for-two-unsportsmanlike-conduct-penalties-flips-off-crowd-as-he-leaves) against the Commanders, and that he was blamed for a postseason practice scrum. In both cases, Gardner-Johnson said he was just letting the competitive juices flow.
“We had a little scrum at practice,” Gardner-Johnson said. “Nothing, just offense vs. defense, but who’s the culprit of it? Me, I guess, because we’re competing. Well, you tell me the period is live. You’re telling us not to compete during a live period, but it’s a live period and we’re getting ready for a playoff game?”
Gardner-Johnson indicated that teammates have never has a problem with his competitive approach, but coaches and front office executives have.
“You want me to be a leader and outspoken but then you want me to sit back,” Gardner-Johnson said. “There’s nowhere been a locker room where I had a single issue with a teammate.”
Now Gardner-Johnson will bring his competitiveness to Houston.
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