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Tim Capurso

Eagles Player's Tweet About Slippery Super Bowl Field Resurfaces After Win vs. Chiefs

Gardner-Johnson celebrates after a defensive stop against the Chiefs. | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Two years ago, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, a result that was not without dispute from the losing side, as several members of the Eagles, most notably safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, complained about the slippery field at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

Gardner-Johnson, in a post onto his account on X (formerly Twitter) after the loss two years ago, claimed that the Eagles' pass rush, which had set a franchise record for the most sacks in a regular season that year, was neutralized by the slippery field, and that the result would be different on a non-slippery playing surface.

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