NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 05: Chauncey Gardner-Johnson #22 of the New Orleans Saints celebrates after breaking up a pass during the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 05, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The New Orleans Saints cornerback/safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson was one of the biggest bright spots on the team’s defense last year. Gardner-Johnson turned into one of the NFL’s best slot cornerbacks.
Because of that, he earned himself a little something extra.
The NFL adopted a program where each team in the league gets a certain amount of money not counted against their salary cap, to give to players that out-perform their contracts.