C.J. Gardner-Johnson trash talks Baker Mayfield with x-rated Instagram Live after heated incident in Lions-Bucs clash
Detroit Lions defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson is not holding back on Baker Mayfield.
On Sunday night, Johnson's team beat Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23 to advance to the NFC Championship for the first time in over 30 years.
Mayfield and Gardner-Johnson's off-field feud spilled onto the field early in the first quarter and the Lions star wasted no time in rubbing the defeat in Baker's face after the game.
“And I tossed that b**** back at you, too. I hope you got it, too. Make sure you send that with the jersey," Gardner-Johnson said on Instagram Live.
The Detroit safety was referring to a heated incident in the first quarter when he intercepted a Mayfield pass.
The 26-year-old came down with the tip and managed to register a 12-yard return to get the ball into Tampa Bay territory.
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He then gloated right in front of the Tampa Bay QB, flipping the ball disrespectfully back to Mayfield to continue their off-field beef.
The pair's back and forth started when Gardner-Johnson recently said Tampa Bay would be “great” if they had a “good QB".
"If you give that Tampa group a good quarterback, that's a great group," Gardner-Johnson said, per . "[Mike] Evans, [Chris] Godwin, [Russell] Gage, that's a great group. I played against them for real."
Mayfield took exception to the comment and hit back saying the Lions defensive back needed to spend more time watching game film.
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"He must be going off of preseason stuff that the media was talking about," Mayfield said.
"I'm excited to see him. I think he's a really good player. He has been for a while. He's been an impactful guy on every team he's been on. So, he's a good player, but yeah ... just got to do a little bit more film study."
Gardner-Johnson missed most of the Lions' regular season after tearing a pectoral muscle in Week 2.
However, he returned just in time for them to advance to the NFC Championship for the first time in 32 years and just the second time in franchise history.
Dan Campbell's squad will now take on the San Francisco 49ers, the NFC's No.1 seed, next weekend for a place in the Super Bowl.
If they get past the Niners they will play in the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history.