Update: Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports initial tests have shown that Texans S C.J. Gardner-Johnson did not tear his ACL during Thursday’s practice. Gardner-Johnson is expected to undergo further tests on his knee,

The Texans and safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson got a scare on Thursday, when he was carted off at a training-camp practice at The Greenbrier in West Virginia. For now, the news is good. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media,

Houston Texans safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was carted off the practice field Thursday with a lower leg injury that initially raised concerns about his knee. Tests have since confirmed his ACL is intact,

Houston safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson appeared to suffer a significant leg injury Thursday as the Texans practiced at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia. According to reports, Gardner-Johnson tried to tackle receiver John Metchie and after making contact fell to ground and began writhing in pain.

The Houston Texans' C.J. Gardner-Johnson appeared to sustain a frightening injury in a chilling moment at a final training camp scrimmage.

A cart transported C.J. Gardner-Johnson off the practice field Thursday, and the Texans expressed a fear the trade acquisition suffered a serious injury. That said, conflicting reports surfaced regarding Gardner-Johnson’s 2025 status.

Houston Texans safety and new acquisition C.J. Gardner-Johnson was injured in practice Thursday. But the extent of that injury has been the center of a debate. Initially, several reports came out expressing that Gardner-Johnson had suffered a torn ACL.