Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that further testing on Texans S C.J. Gardner-Johnson‘s knee revealed that the injury is not as serious as it could have been.
Beyond that, Schefter says it’s not out of the question that Gardner-Johnson could be back as soon as the regular-season opener against the Rams.
Early reports said that Gardner-Johnson suffered a season-ending ACL injury. However, it was later reported that his ACL was intact and the knee injury was not considered to be season-ending.
Gardner-Johnson, 27, is a former fourth-round pick of the Saints from Florida back in 2019. He was entering the final year of his four-year rookie contract and was set to make a base salary of $2.54 million when the Saints traded him to the Eagles during the preseason.
Gardner-Johnson was testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time and signed a one-year, $8 million deal with the Lions. He was placed on injured reserve after just two games with Detroit.
He returned to the Eagles on a three-year, $27 million deal last March but was traded to Houston for G Kenyon Green earlier this offseason.
In 2024, Gardner-Johnson appeared in 16 games for the Eagles and recorded 59 tackles, two tackles for loss, six interceptions, 12 pass defenses, one forced fumble, and one defensive touchdown.
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