Leonard's long throw did the damage, with players from both sides fighting over the loose ball before Cresswell's poked effort ricocheted into the net. Millwall's set-pieces had been a problem for Swansea in the first period - and three minutes after the restart, Martin's rearguard buckled. Swansea's dominance of the ball brought the best chance of the half just before half-time, but Ntcham volleyed wastefully wide after Long had pushed Luke Cundle's centre into his path. His opposite number Fisher then pushed Ryan Leonard's long-range effort round the post, before Voglsammer headed across the face of goal from Zian Flemming's cross. The visitors' control brought an early sight of goal for Olivier Ntcham, whose crisp drive from outside the box was gathered at the second attempt by Millwall goalkeeper George Long. While Swansea's slump in results continues, Millwall are celebrating back-to-back victories for the first time since October.īoss Gary Rowett had urged his players to "embrace and enjoy" their promotion push going into this game, yet they cannot have savoured a match in which they were dominated for long spells.īut the result was all that mattered for Millwall, particularly with the end of the season coming into view. Swans boss Martin told he is 'not going anywhere'Īlarm bells are ringing for Russell Martin's Swans, who deserved something at The Den but have now won only three of their last 21 second-tier games.Swansea are eight points above the bottom three in 17th, having taken only one point from their last six league fixtures. The win lifts Millwall to fifth, five points clear of seventh place. Next up, the Eagles will have to figure out who’s playing safety for them in 2023.Ryan Manning quickly pulled a goal back for Swansea, who controlled much of the game but were made to pay - yet again - for their defensive frailties. They re-signed Bradberry to a three-year deal and after a rocky 24 hours with Slay, were able to keep him with a modest extension. While the Eagles are losing Gardner-Johnson, they will bring back both cornerbacks from the 2022 team. He’ll have to wait at least another season for that. But when a contract extension didn’t come from New Orleans, Gardner-Johnson and the Saints were at an impasse and he was excited about switching positions to finally get that big contract he wanted. The Saints initially drafted Gardner-Johnson in the fourth round out of Florida back in 2019 and he developed into a very good nickel corner. But with that energy also came a very big personality, which could be viewed as a positive or a negative depending on the situation. Gardner-Johnson also brought a ton of energy to the NovaCare Complex and head coach Nick Sirianni clearly saw a lot of himself in CJGJ. There were some shaky moments playing a new position just days after the Eagles acquired him but Gardner-Johnson settled into his role and even played some nickel corner again in a pinch when the Eagles needed him. In addition to the interceptions, Gardner-Johnson also had 67 tackles, a sack and 5 tackles for loss.
He had six interceptions in just 12 regular season games. After playing nickel corner for his first three seasons in the NFL, Gardner-Johnson switched to safety in Philly and played well. Gardner-Johnson, 25, played just one season with the Eagles after he was traded from New Orleans in late August.
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But this position seems very unsettled a week after free agency. They also have nickel corners Avonte Maddox and Josiah Scott, who have shown some ability to play safety.
The top remaining safeties on the current roster are Reed Blankenship and K’Von Wallace. This Gardner-Johnson news comes after we found out earlier in free agency that fellow starting safety Marcus Epps signed a two-year deal with the Las Vegas Raiders. So now Gardner-Johnson is now essentially signing a one-year prove-it deal with the Lions and the Eagles will have to find their answers at safety elsewhere.
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