Former Eagles Star Trashes Philadelphia in Latest Tirade
Former Philadelphia Eagles safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson has been vocal and unhappy since the organization traded him to the Houston Texans just weeks after winning Super Bowl LIX.
The outspoken star led the Eagles in interceptions last season, but was traded away mainly as a cap-saving move.
And he still isn't pleased about it.
Gardner-Johnson has used many platforms to voice his displeasure over the Eagles' decision. On the latest episode of The Pivot podcast, he offered another tirade along with a new potential reason for him being moved.
"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?''
That, to our knowledge, is a new one: Philly traded a good player because tempers got hot during a practice?
Gardner-Johnson detailing some sort of a conflict during a practice along the way to the Eagles' 2025 playoff run and tying it to the reason he was traded doesn't pass the smell test. The mere fact that Gardner-Johnson has held back from releasing this information until now creates the impression that the whole concept of a noteworthy clash is either overblown ...
Or simply made up.
Considering the fact the Eagles won the Super Bowl with a locker room that they feel was a tight-knit group? And considering that temper flare-ups occur all the time in NFL team practices?
Nah. We're not believing that Chauncey even believes this.
Some Eagles fans were upset that Gardner-Johnson was traded away this offseason. His edge and ball skills as a safety were something fans truly appreciated during his time here.
But ...
The more he talks, the easier it is for fans to accept that he's gone ... and maybe even to grasp an additional reason why he's gone. There is a fine line between being "a fiery competitor'' and a verbal "ticking timebomb.''
And Gardner-Johnson keeps ticking. Loudly. In ways that in some cases don't make him sound credible or rational.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
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