BREAKING: Saints Trading DB Chauncey Gardner-Johnson To Eagles

August 30, 2022, 11:13am EST (Updated: December 27, 2022, 5:52pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 02: Chauncey Gardner-Johnson #22 of the New Orleans Saints reacts after sacking Sam Darnold #14 of the Carolina Panthers in the fourth quarter of the game at Caesars Superdome on January 02, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

What a shocker this is.

According to Ian Rapoport, the Saints are trading DB Chauncey Gardner-Johnson to the Eagles.

Shocker: The #Saints are trading DB Chauncey Gardner-Johnson to the #Eagles, sources tell me and @TomPelissero. After extension talks broke down, the focus shifted from keeping Gardner-Johnson to trading him. Philly lands a starter. pic.twitter.com/k6bxvziA84
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 30, 2022

Philadelphia was pretty weak at safety, so this gives them a starting caliber player.

The 24-year-old appeared in 12 games for the Saints last year and recorded 46 total tackles, two sacks, three interceptions, and seven pass deflections.

Written by Darrelle Lincoln

Darrion Lincoln is a full-time sports writer for Total Pro Sports. Darrion spends most of my time writing about anything sports-related and that includes the NBA, NFL,Read More