One of the Buffalo Bills‘ key offseason acquisitions has potentially suffered a training camp injury.
Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was carted to the locker room on Saturday, with reports indicating that he may have suffered a lower leg injury.
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Sal Maiorana of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle – part of the USA TODAY Network – noted that trainers were examining the back of Gardner-Johnson’s leg, and he spent time in the medical tent before being carted off the field.
Maiorana also reports that Gardner-Johnson may have been rolled up on.
Videos from practice later showed that Gardner-Johnson was able to walk under his own power after exiting the medical tent. That isn’t entirely an indicator of how severe the injury may or may not be, however.
Gardner-Johnson signed with the Bills on a one-year contract worth up to $6 million after spending time with the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens in 2025.
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Here’s the latest on Gardner-Johnson:
The Bills have yet to release an official update on Gardner-Johnson.
The safety’s lower leg was being examined after suffering an injury during the Saturday, Aug. 1 practice. He was reportedly helped off the field by staff before entering the medical tent. He later was carted to the locker room.
Further, offensive lineman Dion Dawkins got word from coaches and trainers that the safety would be “all right” after the injury.
“I got the messages from coaches that he’s all right,” Dawkins said. “They’re gonna do their protocol, he’ll get his whatever he has to get, and he’ll be right back in the loop. But C.J. is okay.”
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: CJ Gardner-Johnson injury update: Safety may be ‘all right’ after scare
