Eagles GM says team made C.J. Gardner-Johnson an offer at start of free agency We tried and then we pivoted
Prioritizing the secondary was the game plan for the heading into NFL free agency. While the execution of the plan changed, the overall plan remained the same. That plan just didn't involve C.J. Gardner-Johnson. The Eagles did make a push to sign Gardner-Johnson at the start of free agency, but the safety decided to test his market in free agency.