The newest member of the Lions believes Detroit’s roster is a “little better” than his former team, the reigning NFC Champion Eagles.
for the Lions, who signed him to a one-year deal worth up to $8 million in NFL free agency.“But that’s just on me, I mean everybody can look from the outside looking in. But this team is talented. This team, we can win the division, like possibly win the division. Everybody should feel that way.
The Lions improved from 3-13-1 in 2021, which was head coach Dan Campbell’s first year at the helm, to 9-8 this season, finishing second in the NFC North.Prior to joining the Lions, the 25-year-old Gardner-Johnson spent the first three years of his career with the Saints before being traded to the Eagles in 2022.
Gardner-Johnson said Monday there’s “no bad blood” between him and the Eagles despite parting ways this offseason.“I’m not disappointed. I mean, we went to the Super Bowl,” Gardner-Johnson said. “I mean, obviously we didn’t win it, but the experience that I had, I don’t have no bad blood. I mean, people overreact to a tweet in free agency, but it was never disrespectful to the organization.
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