Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson is currently in an ongoing battle with Taylor Swift fans, which stems from comments he made toward the pop star's boyfriend, Travis Kelce, following Super Bowl LIX.
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That is, soon after Philly's 40-22 victory over Kansas City, Gardner-Johnson went on Instagram and posted a picture of him next to the 10x Pro Bowler tight end.
In which he captioned it, "Should've Stayed w that thick S****," ... referencing Kelce's ex Kayla Nicole.
😳 CJ Gardner-Johnson just posted this on his story. “Should’ve stayed w that thick s****” pic.twitter.com/10eBSLey1q
— SAY CHEESE! 👄🧀 (@SaycheeseDGTL) February 10, 2025
In retaliation to this, Swifties started leaving fake bad reviews on Gardner-Johnson's mom's Florida-based restaurant, The Kings Grill.
Awful: #Chiefs fans and Swifties are leaving fake bad reviews to CJ Gardner-Johnson’s mother’s restaurant in Florida.
CJ's mother did NOT do anything, and they are putting her livelihood at risk.
Sports are never this serious. Make sure to show your support to King’s Grill in… pic.twitter.com/VQNpynCxsf
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) February 11, 2025
Then during Friday's Super Bowl LIX parade, after already infuriating Swifties across the world, Gardner-Johnson was seen with a customized hoodie, which in green lettering had the following phrase visible: "Swifties can LIX My Balls"
“Swifties can LIX My Balls”
- CJ Gardner-Johnson pic.twitter.com/KdKNNTor6V
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 14, 2025
In view of Gardner-Johnson's latest antics, it made a lot of Swift followers upset.
One Swift supporter on X expressed their annoyance with the Super Bowl champion, "CJ Gardner-Johnson is such a loser. Wins the superbowl but can't stop talking about Taylor Swift. & his shirt at the parade today??? SMALLEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED."
Another user on X wrote: "I don't like CJ Gardner-Johnson at all but I have to respect the level of trolling he's doing with that hoodie. Swifties are about to ruin his life though."
CJ Gardner Johnson coming home from the parade after Swifties find his address
pic.twitter.com/ypPbIxloLv https://t.co/WfjTOkMFlu
— Riley (@Ri_S_OB) February 14, 2025
As for the Swifties attempting to mess with CJBJ's mom, Delatron Johnson, it evidently didn't work as she found it all amusing.
"Yes, we've seen all the reviews," Delatron told TMZ. "The joke is really on the Swifties and everyone entertaining the reviews because Kings Grill is closed."
CJ Gardner-Johnson goes belt to a** 😂 pic.twitter.com/txvuL6TS3T
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) February 14, 2025
"Respectfully BTA! BTA! BTA*!"
C.J. Gardner-Johnson's fully raw, unfiltered speech at #EaglesParade.
(*if you don't know what BTA means, you'll run into it very quickly 😂)
🎥 @TWDTV1 pic.twitter.com/VydRvDYUyf— Andrew Jerell Jones, Luke 1:37 (BlueSky too now) (@sluggahjells) February 14, 2025