The Houston Texans acquired a confirmed, ball-hawk security with a repute for being a little bit of a trash-talker.
Nonetheless, as a rule, C.J. Gardner-Johnson has backed up the smack-talk on the sector.
That’s why, although his commerce from the Philadelphia Eagles was deemed ‘a wage cap factor,’ he nonetheless felt disrespected.
With that in thoughts, he made certain to place all the league on discover in his current interview with Aaron Wilson of Click2Houston.com:
“Folks say, ‘He’s a hazard, he’s this, he’s that.’ I by no means been no hazard, bro. They bought no actual points on me. That black ball ain’t going to work on me, as a result of I bought me a hoop. I bought me one. I bought three extra championships in me. I’m in all probability going to win the following three. I’m going to get me one other Tremendous Bowl this yr. Simply watch,” Gardner-Johnson mentioned.
Johnson is likely one of the greatest safeties within the league.
The Texans acquired him for former first-round choose Kenyon Inexperienced and a 2026 fifth-round choose, which was a mandatory monetary transfer after the Eagles signed Zack Baun to a profitable deal.
The 27-year-old was instrumental in shutting down Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs within the Tremendous Bowl, and he’ll now attempt to get again to the ultimate recreation of the season, this time representing the AFC.
The Texans misplaced to that very same Chiefs staff at Arrowhead Stadium in January, they usually have by no means reached the AFC Championship Sport of their younger franchise historical past.
Gardner-Johnson will attempt to change that, and with DeMeco Ryans calling the pictures on protection, they need to proceed to be one of many hardest items within the league on that aspect of the sector.
Gardner-Johnson will make $8.5 million this season and as much as $11.5 million subsequent yr, with void years in his contract from 2027 to 2030, and he’ll have an enormous chip on his shoulder to show that he’s value each single penny.
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