NFL star C.J. Gardner-Johnson made sure his coach Nick Sirianni and other Philadelphia Eagles staff got a good look at his controversial Taylor Swift sweatshirt before their Super Bowl victory parade.
Gardner-Johnson, 27, uploaded a YouTube video on Wednesday, March 5 of behind-the-scenes moments from the celebration in Philadelphia. In the vlog, Eagles safety arrived at the stadium to meet up with his teammates.
While greeting everyone, he showed off his black hoodie which read “Swifties Can LIX My Balls,” in an Eagle green font. The phrase was a play on words of the team’s victory at Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs on which Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, plays.
As Gardner-Johnson mingled with players, he approached Sirianni, 43, to bestow him a gift. Gardner-Johnson handed the Eagles head coach a bottle of what appeared to be alcohol and proceeded to show off his sweatshirt.
Eagles Star Makes Vulgar Dig at Taylor Swift Fans at Super Bowl Parade
Sirianni did not verbally address the article of clothing, but he gave Gardner-Johnson a small smile and chuckle. Other Eagles players, staff members and loved ones saw the garment. A few gave big laughs.
When it was time to go outside to the buses for the actual parade, Gardner-Johnson proudly displayed his sweater some more.
“Look at my shirt, look at my shirt!” he joyfully declared before seemingly singing, “Clean up on aisle eight with the Swifties.”
This was not the first time Gardner-Johnson threw shade at Swift and Kelce’s way. Following Super Bowl LIX, the Eagles player made a dig at the 35-year-old tight end.
“Should’ve stayed with that thick s—’, Gardner-Johnson wrote via his Instagram Story, seemingly referring to Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole. The post also included a photo of him taunting Kelce during the game.
After Swifties learned of Gardner-Johnson’s dig, some overzealous fans flooded a restaurant once owned by the football star’s parents with negative reviews.
“I have friends who were sending me the screenshots,” Gardner-Johnson’s mom said in an interview with TMZ in February. “They were going, ‘Oh my god, look at this!’ And the first thing everyone said was, ‘the Swifties have attacked.’”
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Gardner-Johnson’s parents once ran the restaurant Kings Grill in Rockledge, Florida. According to the establishment’s Yelp page, the app “temporarily disabled” the profile due to an “unusual activity alert.”
While some Swifties went low by slamming the business, others condemned the action.
“As a swiftie I’m shocked by this behavior I would never engage in something like [this.] Leave his mom out of it, she’s not involved,” one user wrote via X. “Sadly we have a few bad seeds like most fan bases.”
