Everyone wants to focus on the emotional part of C.J. Gardner-Johnson as he enters his first game with the Chicago Bears against the Cincinnati Bengals in a Week 9 clash. Still, there's only one thing his coach, Dennis Allen, wants from him: to be the player on the field he knew.
Once the Bears signed Gardner-Johnson to a contract this week, it was clear that this was a match made in heaven, given that Allen coached the veteran defensive back when they were together in New Orleans with the Saints. That same player, Gardner-Johnson, who was then, is the same player Allen told the media he expects out of him.