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Taylor Swift's fans celebrated C.J. Gardner-Johnson's trade from the Eagles to the Houston Texans on March 11. They appear to be enjoying this news after the American football safety made comments about the pop singer and her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, on Monday.
After defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2025 Super Bowl in February, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, 27, called out the couple and commented on their relationship. Sharing a photo with Travis on his Instagram story and throwing shade at Kelce's ex-girlfriend in his controversial remark, he wrote,
"Should’ve stayed w that thick s****"
Hearing the news of his trade to the Houston Texans, fans shipping Swift-Kelce are celebrating the transfer.
What did C.J. Gardner-Johnson comment on Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce's relationship?
According to a Page Six report, Travis Kelce dated Kayla Nicole for about five years. However, the former couple split in May 2022.
C.J. Gardner-Johnson quipped that the NFL star should have stayed with Kayla and implied that he should not have been with Taylor. The unnecessary comparison between Swift and Nicole infuriated the singer's global fanbase.
The former Philadelphia Eagles star angered Swifties with another problematic Instagram story a few hours later. He shared a random Instagram post featuring a collage of a bikini-clad Kayla Nicole alongside a screenshot of his earlier Instagram story directed at Kelce and Swift. Soon after, netizens began to criticize him for body-shaming Taylor and sharing insensitive commentary on a beautiful relationship.
Netizens react to C.J. Gardner-Johnson's trade
Social media posts show fans, especially Swifties', amusement after the news of his trade from the Eagles was announced.
X (formerly Twitter) user @BecaDynastyFF posted:
"Taylor Swift somehow worked her magic to get CJ Gardner-Johnson traded out of Philly after that parade shirt"
@Cathom_4 expressed her opinion on X and shared:
"The Eagles probably traded CJ Gardner-Johnson partly because of the Taylor Swift thing. Let’s not lie here."
@shrewd773 speculated the reason behind the trade and wrote:
"I think Kelce is behind it. I think the way CJ disrespected Travis & Taylor. Jason got in Howie’s ear. Something ain’t right about this. 🤬😤😂"
Quoting a lyric of Taylor's Karma song, an X user chimed in,
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"Didn’t know who CJGJ was until he showed his a** during the Super Bowl win and now he’s being traded to the Houston Texas 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 karma is Tay’s boyfriend"
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been together since 2023. They made their first public appearance as a couple in September that year.
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