There will be no more Chauncey Gardner-Johnson in the New Orleans Saints’ secondary when the 2020 NFL season comes around.
Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football shared on Sunday that the safety formerly known as Gardner-Johnson announced he changed his name to Ceedy Duce:
“Time to pave a way for my own imagine that I want no more judgment thoughts on me because you really don’t know me, until you understand me as a person I won’t speak unless spoken to,” he wrote.
The Saints selected the University of Florida product in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
He appeared in all 16 games as a rookie and racked up 49 tackles, eight passes defended, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.