Eagles Trade For Safety CJ Gardner Johnson

Author Pat Egan

August 30th, 2022 11:24 AM

The Eagles are wheeling and dealing before the cut down deadline, having filled a position of need. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport the Eagles are trading with the Saints for safety CJ Gardner-Johnson.

The Eagles will give up a 2023 5th round pick AND a 2024 6th round pick. The Eagles have two of those so they will send their worst of the two to New Orleans.

The 2019 4th round pick is just 24 years old and has 31 career starts in 43 games played. Johnson is in the last year of his deal and was seeking a contract extension with the Saints, but talks broke down. The Eagles releasing starter Anthony Harris makes way more sense now.

2 Eagles Featured On The NFL Top 100 List, More Snubbed

• 100-91

  100 – Kyle Juszczyk (FB, San Francisco 49ers)

  99 – Kirk Cousins (QB, Minnesota Vikings)

  98 – David Montgomery (RB, Chicago Bears)

  97 – Leonard Williams (DE, New York Giants)

  96 – Jimmy Ward (CB, San Francisco 49ers)

  95 – CeeDee Lamb (WR, Dallas Cowboys)

  94 – Justin Tucker (K, Baltimore Ravens)

  93 – Von Miller (OLB, Buffalo Bills)

  92 – Tyson Smith (OT, Dallas Cowboys)

  91 – Kyle Pitts ( TE, Atlanta Falcons)

• 90-81

  90 – Odell Beckham Jr (WR, Free Agent)

  89 – Marshon Latttimore (CB, New Orleans Saints)

  88 – Jonathan Allen (DE, Washington Commanders)

  87 – Denzel Ward (CB, Cleveland Browns)

  86 – Shaquil Barrett (DE, Tampa Bay Bucs)

  85 – Mac Jones (QB, New England Patriots)

  84 – Roquan Smith (LB, Chicago Bears)

  83 – Wyatt Teller (OG, Cleveland Browns)

  82 – Kenny Moore (CB, Indianapolis Colts)

  81 – Justin Simmons (S, Denver Broncos)

• 80-71

  80 – James Conner (RB, Arizona Cardinals)

  79 – Rashawn Slater (OT, Los Angeles Chargers)

  78 – Trey Hendrickson (DE, Cincinnati Bengals)

  77 – Darius Slay (CB, Philadelphia Eagles)

  76 – Brian Burns (DE, Carolina Panthers)

  75 – Antoine Winfield Jr. (S, Tampa Bay Bucs)

  74 – Demario Davis (OLB, New Orleans Saints)

  73 – Cordarrelle Patterson (RB/WR, Atlanta Falcons)

  72 – Quandre Diggs (S, Seattle Seahawks)

  71 – Jason Kelce (C, Philadelphia Eagles)

• 70-61

  70 – Tyrann Mathieu (S, New Orleans Saints)

  69 – Cameron Jordan (DE, New Orleans Saints)

  68 – Zack Martin (OG, Dallas Cowboys)

  67 – Budda Baker (S, Arizona Cardinals)

  66 – DeForest Buckner (DT, Indianapolis Colts)

  65 – Derek Carr (QB, Las Vegas Raiders)

  64 – Devin White (LB, Tampa Bay Bucs)

  63 – Jaylen Waddle (WR, Miami Dolphins)

  62 – Chandler Jones (DE, Las Vegas Raiders)

  61 – Russell Wilson (QB, Denver Broncos)

• 60-51

  60 – Corey Linsley (C, Los Angeles Chargers)

  59 – Maxx Crosby (DE, Las Vegas Raiders)

  58 – Darren Waller (TE, Las Vegas Raiders)

  57 – Kyler Murray (QB, Arizona Cardinals)

  56 – Xavien Howard (CB, Miami Dolphins)

  55 – Joel Bitonio (G, Cleveland Browns)

  54 – Jeffrey Simmons (DT, Tennessee Titans)

  53 – Mike Evans (WR, Tampa Bay Bucs)

  52 – Matt Judon (OLB, New England Patriots)

  51 – Alvin Kamara (RB, New Orleans Saints)

• 50-41

  50 – Micah Hyde (S, Buffalo Bills)

  49 – DeVondre Campbell (OLB, Green Bay Packers)

  48 – Robert Quinn (DE, Chicago Bears)

  47 – Fred Warner (MLB, San Francisco 49ers)

  46 – Austin Ekeler (RB, Los Angeles Chargers)

  45 – Jordan Poyer (FS, Buffalo Bills)

  44 – Dak Prescott (QB, Dallas Cowboys)

  43 – Derwin James (S, Los Angeles Chargers)

  42 – Cameron Heyward (DE, Pittsburgh Steelers)

  41 – Tristan Wirfs (OT, San Francisco 49ers)

• 40-31

  40 – Justin Herbert (QB, Los Angeles Chargers)

  39 – Chris Jones (DE, Kansas City Chiefs)

  38 – Joe Mixon (RB, Cincinnati Bengals)

  37 – DeAndre Hopkins (WR, Arizona Cardinals)

  36 – Lamar Jackson (QB, Baltimore Ravens)

  35 – Keenan Allen (Los Angeles Chargers)

  34 – Kevin Byard (S, Tennessee Titans)

  33 – Nick Chubb (RB, Cleveland Browns)

  32 – Mark Andrews (TE, Baltimore Ravens)

  31 – Dalvin Cook (RB, Minnesota Vikings)

• 30-21

  30 – Joey Bosa (LB, Los Angeles Chargers)

  29 – Bobby Wagner (MLB, Los Angeles Rams)

  28 – Quenton Nelson (G, Indianapolis Colts)

  27 – Matthew Stafford (QB, Los Angeles Rams)

  26 – Stefon Diggs (WR, Buffalo Bills)

  25 – Nick Bosa (DE, San Francisco 49ers)

  24 – Ja’Marr Chase (WR, Cincinnati Bengals)

  23 – Trevon Diggs (CB, Dallas Cowboys)

  22 – George Kittle (TE, San Francisco 49ers)

  21 – Joe Burrow (QB, Cincinnati Bengals)

• 20-11

  20 – J.C. Jackson (DB, Los Angeles Chargers)

  19 – Deebo Samuel (WR, San Francisco 49ers)

  18 – Shaquille Leonard (LB, Indianapolis Colts)

  17 – Justin Jefferson (WR, Minnesota Vikings)

  16 – Micah Parsons (LB, Dallas Cowboys)

  15 – Tyreek Hill (WR, Miami Dolphins)

  14 – Trent Williams (OT, San Francisco 49ers)

  13 – Josh Allen (QB, Buffalo Bills)

  12 – Derrick Henry (RB, Tennessee Titans)

  11 – Myles Garrett (DE, Cleveland Browns)

• 10-1

  10 – Travis Kelce (TE, Kansas City Chiefs)

  9 – Jalen Ramsey (CB, Los Angeles Rams)

  8 – Patrick Mahomes (QB, Kansas City Chiefs)

  7 – Davante Adams (WR, Las Vegas Raiders)

  6 – TJ Watt (OLB, Pittsburgh Steelers)

  5 – Jonathan Taylor (RB, Indianapolis Colts)

  4 – Cooper Kupp (WR, Los Angeles Rams)

  3 – Aaron Rodgers (QB, Green Bay Packers)

  2 – Aaron Donald (DT, Los Angeles Rams)

  1 – Tom Brady (QB, Tampa Bay Bucs)

• Snubs

  No AJ Brown?! Really? I know he had a “down” year but that was partly do to injuries. What NFL team is taking CeeDee Lamb over AJ Brown? Odell Beckham over AJ Brown? Odell is a free agent (because of injury) who was released mid season last year. Combined he barely eclipsed 500 yards.

  No Lane Johnson? No Jordan Mailata? Cmon! That’s an outrage. The Eagles bookend tackles are some of the best in the league. Lane Johnson might be THE best RT in football. Thats a joke.

  No DeVonta Smith? This one I sort of understand, until I saw some of the other names on the list. In his rookie year he had 900 yards. He could have snuck into the backend.

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