Bills safety C.J Gardner-Johnson carted off the field during practice

[p]*[i]Update: His injury was diagnosed as a lower calf strain after further testing. [/i][/p][p]Teammates surrounded [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gardner-johnson-c-j/40G5QLzC/"]Gardner-Johnson[/a] as he was being helped up before a cart eventually came over to take him off. It's almost a repeat of last year when he suffered a knee injury during training camp as a member of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/houston-texans/SIj9q2Q7/"]Texans[/a], but avoided what was originally thought to be an ACL tear. [/p][embed guid="1f0f0e6b-d121-4445-874e-ca722fbbd0ac" url="https://x.com/alexbrasky/status/2083550842464948684?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The veteran defensive back signed a one-year, $6 million deal with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/buffalo-bills/t2lcn4tk/"]Bills[/a] in the offseason after starting last year with the Texans (three games), ultimately finishing with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-bears/2clovUM8/"]Chicago Bears[/a] (10 games).[/p][p]This is Gardner-Johnson's fifth team in three years. He was part of the Eagles back in 2024 when they went on to win the Super Bowl, a season in which Gardner-Johnson tied his career high with six interceptions that season, along with 59 tackles and 12 pass deflections. [/p][p]He was just two tackles shy of setting a career high last season after putting up 66 with a career-best six quarterback hits and three sacks.[/p][p]The Bills start their regular season on September 13th against the Texans.[/p][embed guid="1e393e74-3dc5-429c-b2ca-684b50fa0fe2" url="https://x.com/UpAndAdamsShow/status/2083554184721248514?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][infobox id="20b251ad-200b-415c-a27c-559697b10377" /]