C.J. Gardner-Johnson‘s time in Houston has proven to be short-lived. The veteran safety is being released, as first reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. 2025 has seen Gardner-Johnson serve as a starter for Houston, his fourth career team. The former Saint, Lion and Eagle (on two occasions) enjoyed a highly productive second Philadelphia stint last year. To his surprise, the …
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C.J. Gardner-Johnson is out of a job. The Texans released the star safety on Tuesday after just three games in Houston, according to multiple reports. Gardner-Johnson, who was acquired in a trade with the Eagles in March, recorded 15 total tackles in his three starts with the Texans. Houston Texans safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson (23) arrives for practice at the team’s …
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DJ Bien-AimeSep 23, 2025, 03:45 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets for the New York Daily News. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show “Talkin’ Texans.” HOUSTON — …
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The Texans are letting go of a veteran defender. According to multiple reports, Houston is releasing safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson. Gardner-Johnson, 27, was traded to Houston in March. He started each of the Texans’ first three games, playing 96 percent of defensive snaps. He recorded 15 total tackles. The move comes a day after Jimmie Ward came off the commissioner’s exempt …
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Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield gave the team a scare at the end of a run on Monday night when he grabbed at his left leg, but those fears subsided when he hopped up to exchange words with Texans safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson. Gardner-Johnson was standing over Mayfield after he went down on a tackle by edge rusher Will Anderson and the …
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EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings on Tuesday placed fullback C.J. Ham and outside linebacker Tyler Batty on Injured Reserve-Designated to Return. The moves occurred during roster reductions and mean both players must miss at least the first four games of the season. Teams can designate up to eight players for returning from Injured Reserve during a regular season (plus two …
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NFL roster cuts are slowly trickling in ahead of the Tuesday’s 4:00 PM deadline. At the time of the deal, there was thought that Green could compete with Tyler Steen to start at right guard. That never even came close to happening, however. Green only ever repped at left guard … and only with the second-team or third-team units. Not …
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Houston Texans safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson suffered a knee injury in practice that will force him to miss time, but his ACL is not torn and it’s not expected to be a season-ending injury, a league source told The Athletic on Thursday. Gardner-Johnson was hurt attempting to make a tackle during Thursday’s practice at The Greenbrier in West Virginia, where the …
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The Texans and safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson got a scare on Thursday, when he was carted off at a training-camp practice at The Greenbrier in West Virginia. For now, the news is good. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Gardner-Johnson did not suffer a torn ACL. He’ll undergo more tests, but he has passed the most important one. Gardner-Johnson, who won …
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Reporters at the team’s practice at the Greenbrier in West Virginia said Gardner-Johnson went down while defending wide receiver John Metchie during a drill. Gardner-Johnson stayed down while being examined for an apparent leg injury. Teammates circled around Gardner-Johnson and took knees while a cart was brought onto the field to take him inside. Those at the practice noted that …
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