Cowboys star pass rusher Micah Parsons discussed C.J. Gardner-Johnson calling the New Orleans Saints' "pretenders" after Sunday's win on his "The Edge with Micah Parsons" podcast. The Eagles defense shut down the Saints,

C.J. Gardner Johnson called the play that injured DeVonta Smith the “dirtiest (expletive) I ever saw in football,” but his teammates took a more measured stance:

The Eagles shut down the Saints offense, one of the NFL’s best over the first two weeks of the season, on Sunday in New Orleans. After a disappointing final drive against Atlanta, the defense responded by bringing consistent pressure and limiting New Orleans playmakers Alvin Kamara and Chris Olave.

C.J. Gardner-Johnson spent his first three NFL seasons with the New Orleans Saints, but he gave no love to his former club after the Eagles came back to beat the Saints, 15-12, in Week 3.

Micah Parsons comes to the defense of Derek Carr and the Saints after C.J. Gardner-Johnson calls them 'pretenders'.

There are so many ways we thought about beginning this theory. Here's the safest. C.J. Gardner Johnson is one of those guys you can only love if he's on your te

Via USA Today, Gardner-Johnson was heard in the locker room yelling this about the team that had scored 91 points in the first two games of the season: “They ain’t no contenders, they’re pretenders. They have Derek Carr. Remember that.”

Rivalries are a fun part of football. Whether it’s a team, a coach, or a player, there’s always someone with whom teams clash repeatedly. In the NFL, the divisions create those rivalries, but rivalries can get a bit more personal in a new age of players having podcasts,