C.J. Gardner-Johnson, former Florida DB, reportedly suffers serious injury at Lions camp
By Keith Farner
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C.J. Gardner-Johnson, a former Florida DB, suffered a serious injury on Monday morning and was carted off the field at Detroit Lions camp.
According to a report from Tim Twentyman, a Lions senior writer and insider, Gardner-Johnson was carted off the field and was visibly upset following an apparent right leg injury as he was greeted by team captains.
Gardner-Johnson was a free-agent acquisition who signed a one-year deal this offseason. He was on track to be the starting nickel cornerback.
The former Gator has played in at least 12 games each season since 2019 when he began his NFL career with the New Orleans Saints, where he played for 3 seasons. He later went on to play for the Philadelphia Eagles. He tied for the NFL lead with 6 interceptions last season with the Eagles in just 12 games played and is known as a tough and versatile player.
Veteran #Lions DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson went down with a right leg injury Monday & was carted off the field. He was visibly upset and team captains Buggs and Goff made it a point to go comfort him. Hoping for better news than it looked.
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) July 24, 2023
Lions’ S C.J. Gardner-Johnson suffered a non-contact knee injury during Monday’s practice before being carted off. Brutal.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 24, 2023
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
