The Eagles were up 24-14 early in the third quarter in Washington when C.J. Gardner-Johnson was ejected after his second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty of the game.
He watched helplessly in the locker room as the Commanders scored 22 points in the fourth quarter to beat the Eagles 36-33, ending their 10-game winning streak and preventing them – for the time being – from clinching the NFC East title.
And it killed him that there was nothing he could do about it.
“You get what you get,” Gardner-Johnson said. “You get the cards, you get the hand you’re dealt.
“I think it was a learning lesson. I got to grow the hell up. This team obviously needs me to be out there. I ain’t saying that like in a way as though I’m a superstar. No, like my presence being out there with the guys and having fun.”
Gardner-Johnson made up …