Philadelphia Eagles star C.J. Gardner-Johnson took his war of words with Taylor Swift fans to an explicit level at the 2025 Super Bowl parade.

Eagles' C.J. Gardner-Johnson Makes Vulgar Dig at Taylor Swift Fans With Super Bowl Parade Sweatshirt

Gardner-Johnson, 27, wore a sweatshirt reading “Swifties Can LIX My Balls” to the celebration on Friday, February 14, a reference to the Eagles’ 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, February 9. 

The shocking apparel choice drew some strong reactions via social media, including one Chiefs fan who wrote, “Imagine reaching the pinnacle of your career, winning the Super Bowl, and instead of acting like a champ, you’re out here fixated on Kelce’s ex and now Swift. Pathetic. You’ve got a ring, but clearly no dignity. Stay bitter, I guess.”

Another said, “He has no idea the forces he’s messing with lol. #Swifties do a lot of good but they can also get really nasty when they want to be. Good luck to that man 😬.”

The surprising feud between Gardner-Johnson and fans of Taylor Swift, who is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, all started in the aftermath of the Eagles’ Super Bowl win. 

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“Should’ve Stayed with that thick s—’, Gardner-Johnson wrote via his Instagram Story shortly after the Super Bowl alongside a photo of him taunting Kelce, 35, during the game. 

Gardner-Johnson was making a clear reference to Kelce’s ex girlfriend Kayla Nicole, who the tight end dated on-and-off for five years before calling it quits in 2022. Nicole was in attendance at the Big Game and celebrated with Eagles fans (despite telling Us Weekly that she thought the Chiefs would win). Kelce and Swift, 35, started dating in September 2023. 

After fans of Swift caught wind of Gardner-Johnson’s dig, they began flooding a restaurant once owned by the football star’s parents, Brian and Del, with negative reviews. 

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“I have friends who were sending me the screenshots,” Johnson said in an interview with TMZ on Tuesday, February 11. “They were going, ‘Oh my God, look at this!’ And the first thing everyone said was, ‘The Swifties have attacked.’”

Brian and Del explained that King’s Grill, the restaurant being bombarded online by Swift fans, actually closed in January 2025. The couple recently opened a new restaurant in Cocoa, Florida called Village Bier Garten. 

When asked about their son’s “trash talking,” Del laughed and said, “He get it from his mama.”

“Everybody knows us,” Del told TMZ. “They know me. They know who we are. So, we’re fine. We’re going to be fine regardless of who posts what, says anything. We’ll be fine.”

Brian added, “We ain’t afraid of no smoke.”