C.J Gardner-Johnson Says Detroit Can Win Their Division

Detroit Lions defensive back C.J Gardner-Johnson won’t be returning to The Linc next season with an ax to grind.

Despite the speculation, C.J Gardner-Johnson says there’s no ‘bad blood’ over failing to agree to a contract with Philadelphia. 

In fact, C.J Garnder-Johnson even says the talent on the Lions roster is superior to that of the Eagles. They have a long way to go before they’re making Super Bowls, but Gardner-Johnson thinks the division is winnable.

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“To be honest with you, it’s a little better,” he said. “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. 

“But when I look at a team coming from where I came from, the teams I played on, won multiple divisions, been in playoff games, been to the Super Bowl, this team has what it takes to be a divisional (champion). 

“You know what I’m saying, get there, win the division, get to the playoffs. But it’s got to start with, what’s your identity? Who are you? And I think that’s going to start when we get back with each other on the mandatory date to kick in.”

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“I’m not disappointed. I mean, we went to the Super Bowl,” he 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. The organization treated me like family. It’s just, you got to do what’s best for your family. That’s all it is.

“It is what it is. The past is the past. I’m here now with a brand-new team, new city, ready to win some games.”