The Philadelphia Eagles have a complex relation with defensive back CJ Gardner-Johnson. While the Eagles have used his turnover-generating abilities to great effect, especially in their 2024 Super Bowl run, Philly also let him leave once in free agency and traded him away after their title.
Gardner-Johnson was flipped to another contender in the Houston Texans in exchange for struggling former first-round pick Kenyon Green. CGJ was thought to be the missing piece a very talented, but very young, Texans secondary needed to take the next step in the AFC. That vision almost went up in smoke instantly.