Mike Vrabel answers CJ Gardner-Johnson over Efton Chism on Boston radio
The Patriots coach's reply, picked up from The Greg Hill Show, filled a comment section that usually holds a few dozen notes with talk of a catch and a rematch.
NFL on FOXStory of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 258,718 views a day, 18 times a normal first day on this channel (14,798).
Mike Vrabel claps back at CJ Gardner-Johnson over Efton Chism comments #NFL #Patriots #football
Vrabel backed his receiver. That, in short, is the whole clip, and it became the busiest thing NFL on FOX posted on its first day.
The short comes from The Greg Hill Show, the long-running Boston morning radio program, which the description credits along with CBS. Mike Vrabel, the Patriots head coach, is asked about comments CJ Gardner-Johnson made about Efton Chism, and the title says he clapped back. Chism came to New England as an undrafted receiver out of Eastern Washington, so a veteran defensive back talking about him at all is part of the story. Gardner-Johnson has never been shy with a microphone, and Vrabel, who spent years as a linebacker trading hits and words, knows how to answer.
What viewers talk about is the answer itself. Many call it the right one from a coach, a few say Vrabel clearly did his homework, and several keep returning to a catch Chism made. One asks why Gardner-Johnson was covering the rookie in the first place. The most liked prediction is simple: Chism scores next time the two sides meet. A longtime listener stops by to praise Greg Hill's laugh.
In twelve hours the comments came in about nine times faster than on the channel's usual first day for a short. The whole channel had a big day around it too, drawing roughly twice its usual daily views, though the other recent uploads, from a Giants lineman guarding his quarterback to a halftime meatball sub, stayed in the low tens of thousands.
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What viewers say
Perfect answer by coach
@OtteromSee it on YouTubeChism scores next time they play each other. Mark it.
@TweedleBahzSee it on YouTubeGreg Hills laugh is iconic. I’ve been listening to that for over 30 years!
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- Channel
- NFL on FOX
- Subscribers
- 273,000 ▲ 4,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 12,814,441
- Channel views, pace per day
- 2,133,449 (on a normal day: 1,034,500)
- Video published
- October 5, 2026
- Video views so far
- 174,156 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 258,718
The numbers
Twelve hours in, this short had already pulled far ahead of anything else the channel posted this week.
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CJ Gardner-Johnson won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles in February 2025. Which team did they beat?
The Eagles beat the Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, with Gardner-Johnson in their secondary.
