Lions defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson is changing his name.
The 25-year-old took to hi social media to announce that he would like to be referred to his new legal name, Ceedy Duce
The 25-year-old defensive back, who is out for the season with a torn pectoral muscle, shared the news on X, formerly known as Twitter. Gardner-Johnson said he’s awaiting court documents to make the change official.
The veteran defensive back told the Detroit Free Press earlier this year that the name Ceedy Duce is his alter ego on the field.
“It’s a different person,” Gardner-Johnson said. “I got an alter ego. I got like two different people living in me, football and life. Life, I’m just chilling. Football, that’s a whole different person. People call me Ceedy on the football field or Ducey. In life, they call me C.J. or Chauncey.”
The 2019 fourth-round pick out of Florida posted 13 tackles prior to suffering a torn pec in Detroit’s 37-31 overtime loss against Seattle in Week 2.
After playing three seasons with the Saints from 2019 through ’21, he spent the 2022 season with the Eagles prior to signing with the Lions this past offseason.
