Former Eagles Player Scathes Report NFL Blamed Players for Super Bowl Slipping

The Lions safety was not happy the league chose to place the blame on the players.

Former Eagles player and Lions safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson called out a report that said the NFL “blames“ the Chiefs and the Philadelphia team for not wearing the right cleats during Super Bowl LVII.

The Monday article from Pro Football Talk cited a league source, who said the NFL “blames the players for not wearing the right shoes” as the cause for excessive slipping at State Farm Stadium. Gardner-Johnson was not happy the league chose to place the blame for the slippage on the players. 

“Man pre game I went through 3 different cleats!!” Gardner-Johnson tweeted on Monday. “Even the studs wasn’t working explain that please.”

Man pre game I went through 3 different cleats!! Even the studs wasn’t working 😒 explain that please https://t.co/HzHLtnRyot

— C.J. Gardner-Johnson (@CGJXXIII) July 3, 2023

The Eagles as a team changed cleats during halftime to try to combat the slippage during the game, but that didn’t seem to solve the issue either. Philadelphia eventually fell to Kansas City, 38–35.