Ex-Eagles Player Makes Hilarious Admission About Being Traded

“I ain’t going to lie to y’all, I thought it was April Fools. I ain’t gon’ lie," Gardner-Johnson said. 

The trade offers reasonable value to respective needs on both sides: Philadelphia is trading an experienced and versatile safety to Houston to help replace Eric Murray. It is acquiring a former first-round pick in Kenyon Green, who could benefit from a fresh start elsewhere.

"I saw 3/1 and I was like, man, this is April Fools, they damn sure got me, they playin’ crazy with me right now," Gardner-Johnson said. "But nah, wasn’t no love lost, wasn’t no bad blood, it was a great phone call. Great phone call. It was an amazing phone call, to be all the way thorough. Great phone call."

Gardner-Johnson, who had 59 combined tackles, six interceptions and a touchdown, acknowledged that he realizes the organization's priority is about the long-term future.

"Situation is, them young guys gotta get paid in Philly. Jalen Carter, Reed [Blankenship], Zack [Baun]. All them guys gotta get their money, they deserve it. Me getting older, so I gotta understand, like, there was no bad blood," Gardner-Johnson said.

"There was none. (Expletive), all I asked them was like, between me and y’all, like I told them, I just want to go somewhere where I can play winning football. I ain’t ask for a specific place. This is honesty. I just want to play winning football. Other than that, you know, I woke up the next day and, boom, there it is. So, (expletive), we in Houston."