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CJ Gardner-Johnson trolls Taylor Swift fans in custom hoodie at Eagles Super Bowl parade

by:Alex Byington02/14/25

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C.J. Gardner-Johnson (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images) | Taylor Swift (Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY via Imagn Images)

C.J. Gardner-Johnson just made things personal with Taylor Swift‘s loyal fanbase.

After a week of back-and-forth with the diehard fans of the global musical superstar, which included “Swifties” negatively review-bombing the Florida-based restaraunt owned by Gardner-Johnson’s mother, the Eagles defensive back responded to Swift’s diehard fans. Gardner-Johnson wore a NSFW hoodie during Friday’s Super Bowl Championship Parade in Philadelphia.

You can see Gardner-Johnson’s NSFW hoodie below:

This comes after Gardner-Johnson recently addressed what some perceived as a direct attack at the two-yearlong relationship between Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce following Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX victory over the Chiefs. During a Tuesday afternoon appearance on ESPN’s SportsCenter, Gardner-Johnson addressed his postgame Instagram post in which he suggested the Kelce “should’ve stayed w(ith) that thick s****” — a clear reference to Kelce’s ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole.

“Competitive guys. He’s a great tight end, there’s nothing personal there,” Gardner-Johnson explained on Tuesday’s SportsCenter. “It’s just a little football talk, but there’s nothing ongoing with that. I hope he’s doing good and we’ll see him next year, hopefully.”

Swift was, of course, on hand in the Caesars Superdome for the Chiefs’ stunning Super Bowl loss Sunday evening, sitting in the Kelce family suite along with the rest of his family. Nicole, a social media celebrity, has maintained a public image in the wake of her 2022 break-up with Kelce, and was also in New Orleans on Sunday, seen celebrating the Eagles’ victory on the field.

Kelce and Swift have been dating since before the 2023 NFL season after the Chiefs tight end attended one of Swift’s Eras Tour concerts in July of that year, sparking a whirlwind romance that has taken the NFL world by storm over the past two seasons.

Taylor Swift fans review-bomb CJ Gardner-Johnson’s mom’s restaurant

The Swifties have retaliated against CJ Gardner-Johnson in a personal way following the shot that he took after Super Bowl LIX, leaving poor Yelp reviews on King’s Grill, his mother’s restaurant located in Rockledge, Florida.

The review-bombing was the Swifties’ response to Gardner-Johnson’s perceived attack on the relationship between Swift and Kelce. Because of that, Yelp is monitoring the restaurant’s page due to those reviews. Google has also seemingly removed many of the negative, targeted reviews.

Gardner-Johnson finished with three tackles in the Super Bowl win for Philadelphia on Sunday. Kelce then caught four of his six targets to finish with 49 yards.

On3’s Sam Gillenwater contributed to this report.