How do you grade the C.J. Gardner-Johnson trade? Sending the New Orleans Saints’ star safety to the Philadelphia Eagles has been awful for the vibes among Saints fan communities on social media, but it’s important that we cut through the doom and gloom and look at this objectively.
And, folks, it stinks. Losing a young firebrand in the peak of his career is a tough pill to swallow. Gardner-Johnson was an incredibly fun player to watch in New Orleans. Between his electrifying presence and near-perfect fit as the team’s primary slot defender, he felt like someone who should have stuck around for a decade. But it’s not to be.
