Chauncey Gardner-Johnson caused quite a stir online after the former Philadelphia Eagles star made an outrageous claim about the Super Bowl.
Gardner-Johnson, now on the Detroit Lions, took to Twitter, and despite its rate limits, fans weren’t exactly thrilled with the defensive back’s theory. Why did the Eagles lose? According to the veteran, because of the turf.
“Run that bowl back on legit grass, the Dline SMASH that Oline I’m sorry,” Gardner-Johnson tweeted.
Run that bowl back on legit grass , the Dline SMASH that Oline I’m sorry 🗣️🗣️🗣️
— C.J. Gardner-Johnson (@CGJXXIII) July 3, 2023
Super Bowl LVII, famously five months ago, concluded with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the Eagles, 38-35. The Eagles held a halftime lead but conceded it to the Chiefs, who had to deal with those same turf conditions. Kansas City scored 24 second-half points to Philadelphia’s 11, which ultimately turned the tide in the game. Despite a furious effort by Jalen Hurts, Gardner-Johnson and the Eagles went down to Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, and the Chiefs in the end. The field was certainly in poor condition, but it’s difficult to think it had that much adverse effect. Especially considering how the game amounted.
Suffice it to say, Gardner-Johnson didn’t make many friends with his claim. Quite the opposite, in fact. While he isn’t over the Eagles’ Super Bowl loss, it seems like plenty were ready to shout his outrageous and ridiculous claim down. Some a bit more freely than others.
That included a former Chief, no less!
We talking about grass on the biggest stage…Y’all rush plan was to win with games when rushing 4 with a mix of man and zone thinking that shit was getting home ❌ !!!! On top of that y’all rushed 5 with Cov 1 and a splash of 3!! Let’s not act like the field helped me stop a bull… https://t.co/Hhvh6qAtXJ
— Orlando Brown Jr. (@ZEUS__57) July 3, 2023
lol that's not how it works. https://t.co/FqICCGIqkl
— Carrington Harrison (@cdotharrison) July 3, 2023
Yall played on the same field https://t.co/rKkyPeI47s
— 𝓦𝓾 (@WuforMVP) July 3, 2023
The grass also allowed Kadarius Toney and Skyy Moore to be open for TDs on the exact same play two straight drives https://t.co/VUfiagxRWf
— Stephen A. Smith and Wesson (@Kevo_Bevo) July 3, 2023
This is getting out of hand. Eagles and their fans realize they had the lead at halftime right? The grass didn’t change. Also the same turf Mahomes smoked their entire defense on a QB scramble late in the 4th quarter https://t.co/tYQhc3YgAS
— Andrew Carter (@AC_TwoCircles) July 3, 2023
Yes, it was unfair of the NFL to make your defense play on a bad field while allowing the Chiefs defense to play on a good field. https://t.co/lhrSYj4mrp
— Kurtis Seaboldt 🎤 (@KSeaboldt) July 3, 2023
