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C.J. Gardner-Johnson has broken his silence following his release from the Buffalo Bills, claiming that ‘everyone turned on me’ after a difficult few weeks.
The safety took to Instagram with an emotional message, suggesting he felt abandoned and lacked genuine support after his departure from Buffalo. He remains a free agent and has yet to find a new team.
Gardner-Johnson’s Bills tenure ended shortly after he completed a one-game suspension for spitting towards Las Vegas Raiders players Brock Bowers and Tyler Linderbaum.
C.J. Gardner-Johnson opens up after abrupt Buffalo Bills exit
“In just a couple of weeks , EVERYONE turned on me!” Gardner-Johnson wrote.
“No friends, no real support, it s****** we live in a society where one move can cause a downfall to anything! If this the last time yall see my face or hear from me it’s cause you don’t understand the person, went through years of pain , alone , suffering trying to fit in, never got the same opportunity everybody else got!
“And when I say same opportunities, just check my history ‘my attitude and character’ my position but no real stories to back that up! It’s ok though as a man I just pray that one day it get better.”
The 28-year-old signed a one-year, $6 million deal with Buffalo in March and started the season as an important part of the secondary.
However, his campaign took a turn in Week 6 when he was ejected after spitting towards Bowers and Linderbaum. The NFL subsequently handed him a one-game suspension without pay before the Bills released him.
Gardner-Johnson had previously apologised for his actions, taking responsibility and admitting that his behaviour was inappropriate.
“There is no excuse for my actions, and I take full accountability,” he wrote at the time.
The safety has also played for the Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens and Chicago Bears.
His first season in Detroit was disrupted by a pectoral injury that kept him out for 14 games. He returned for the regular-season finale against Minnesota, recording four tackles, a pass breakup and an interception.
Gardner-Johnson is now waiting for his next opportunity in the NFL, having made his feelings about the Bills exit clear.
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