Nolan Smith wasn’t the only Eagles player upset with Emmanuel Acho’s comparison. Last week, Dak Prescott said Dallas is “very close.”

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The Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys might be rivals in the historical and emotional sense—that is, in the way their fanbases hate one another after decades of vitriol—but they were definitely not competitive rivals in the 2024-25 season.

In a post shared on his Instagram Stories, Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson — never one to hold back on the trash talk — added a photo of himself and Kelce from Sunday’s championship matchup that featured a vulgar caption seemingly suggesting Kelce “should’ve stayed” with his ex-girlfriend, Kayla Nicole.

The state of Arizona’s shoddy grass was notably a huge controversy in February 2023. It was essentially a non-issue on the synthetic turf in Super Bowl 59. So, Gardner-Johnson made sure to pull up his old receipts about how the Chiefs’ offensive line wouldn’t stand a chance against the Eagles’ front four on a “legit” playing surface:

Johnson, other Eagles are carrying belts around the parade after beating the Kansas City Chiefs ass in Super Bowl 59