CJ Gardner-Johnson offers wild story on why Texans cut him after just three games
The Texans acquired him in a trade with the Eagles, who were coming off a Super Bowl victory, in March 2025, but let him go after just three games in Houston.
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NFL CJ Gardner-Johnson offers wild story on why Texans cut him after just three games By Dylan Svoboda Published June 27, 2026, 12:50 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google C.J. Gardner-Johnson has an explanation for why he was suddenly cut by the Texans in September. In an interview with The Athletic published Friday, the 28-year-old safety said it all started in training camp when he supposedly clashed with “the GM’s friend.” “If y’all going to cut me, cut me,” Gardner-Johnson said. “But I’ll give nobody reasons to cut me. I haven’t. I don’t. I’m not a cancer. There’s nobody in this locker room that says, ‘Chauncey’s a problem.’ The media loves me.
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