“I’m glad (the reporter) brought that up … that Texans (expletive) … you got me pissed now,” Gardner-Johnson said. They released me because I wasn’t gentle with the team and I didn’t fit well. “Sources: The Texans are releasing S C. J. Gardner–Johnson,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport wrote on his official X account on September 23, 2025. Gardner-Johnson, took the crown again.” One thing Gardner-Johnson did from the moment his NFL career began was start to rack up fines from the NFL.