{"id":279037,"date":"2025-08-11T08:14:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/279037\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T08:14:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:14:22","slug":"texans-sign-former-patriots-db-after-c-j-gardner-johnson-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/279037\/","title":{"rendered":"Texans sign former Patriots DB after C.J. Gardner-Johnson injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/houston-texans\/news\/texans-sign-former-patriots-db-after-cj-gardner-johnson-injury-jalen-mills-nfl\/7c53524c5835f3dbdf01b4c3?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Texans sign former Patriots DB after C.J. Gardner-Johnson injury;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Texans sign former Patriots DB after C.J. Gardner-Johnson injury<\/a> originally appeared on <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstontexans.com\/schedule\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston Texans;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Houston Texans<\/a> suffered a big injury, losing C.J. Gardner-Johnson to a serious leg injury during practice. The Super Bowl champion defensive back was originally feared to be lost for the season, but recent tests show <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GallantSays\/status\/1953818045903749333\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:that may not be the case;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">that may not be the case<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, the Texans needed to bring in reinforcements to fill the whole that Gardner-Johnson leaves empty, and they&#8217;ve now done that.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jordan Schultz, the Texans are signing former New England Patriots defensive back <a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/1954528461889937648\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jalen Mills;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jalen Mills<\/a>. Mills has also spent time with the Eagles and New York Jets.<\/p>\n<p>On top of Gardner-Johnson&#8217;s injury, Jimmie Ward is also dealing with a legal issue, so bringing in Mills as a backup plan makes sense.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vakw2IH60eBZ4UO1Iz1b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to bookmark Houston Texans on The Sporting News for all the latest news, interviews, breakdowns, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texans sign former Patriots DB after C.J. 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