Instead, Ceedy Duce will help defend against the pass.
As Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football shared, the safety formerly known as Gardner-Johnson announced he changed his name:
Nick Underhill @nick_underhillThe Saints safety formerly known as Chauncey Gardner-Johnson has announced that he has changed his name to Ceedy Duce.
"Time to pave a way for my own imagine that I want no more judgment thoughts on me because you really don't know me, until you understand me as a person I won't speak unless spoken to," he wrote.
The Saints selected the University of Florida product in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft. He appeared in all 16 games as a rookie and tallied 49 tackles, eight passes defended, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
