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By Matt Audilet
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Buffalo Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson went down with an apparent lower-leg injury during training camp practice on Saturday, giving the team as scare as it prepares for its 2026 campaign.
But on Monday, Bills head coach Joe Brady provided an encouraging injury update on the veteran defensive back.
Gardner-Johnson suffered a calf strain, which Brady considers a "fortunate" outcome.
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"We're fortunate. Anytime you see a lower body extremity injury, and in the manner in which some of those happen, there's always a bad possibility with it. But we got good news and we'll see how his body recovers," Brady said on Monday, via the team's official website.
While Brady said he's encouraged by Gardner-Johnson's diagnosis, he wouldn't give a timetable for his return.
"As you guys kind of learn me, I'm not really big on expectations or timetables, and I think that's part of the everybody's body recovers differently," Brady said.
"He's in a good place," he added. "When he's ready to practice, he'll be back out here, and we'll be good to go."
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Gardner-Johnson, who spent the 2025 season with the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears, signed a one-year deal with the Bills earlier this offseason.
The Bills will open up their 2026 regular-season schedule with a Week 1 matchup against the Texans on Sept. 13.
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