Texans safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson’s knee injury not expected to be season-ending: Source

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 Texans trained this week. He was carted off the field after the play.

Gardner-Johnson was acquired by the Texans via trade this offseason, with Houston sending guard Kenyon Green and a 2025 fifth-round draft pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for Gardner-Johnson and a 2026 sixth-round draft pick.

Gardner-Johnson was a major contributor to the Eagles’ Super Bowl LIX title run in 2024. In Houston, he is expected to be part of a formidable secondary featuring top cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. and emerging players in Kamari Lassiter, Jalen Pitre and Calen Bullock.

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