The Buffalo Bills have agreed to terms with DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson on a one-year deal, according to Tom Pelissero.
Pelissero adds that Gardner-Johnson’s one-year deal is worth up to $6 million.
Gardner-Johnson, 27, is a former fourth-round pick of the Saints from Florida back in 2019. He was entering the final year of his four-year rookie contract and was set to make a base salary of $2.54 million when the Saints traded him to the Eagles during the preseason.
Gardner-Johnson was testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time and signed a one-year, $8 million deal with the Lions. He was placed on injured reserve after just two games with Detroit.
He returned to the Eagles on a three-year, $27 million deal last March but was traded to Houston for G Kenyon Green. The Texans then released him after just a few games.
From there, he signed with the Ravens’ practice squad but was released at his request just a week later.
He then signed a one-year contract with the Bears
In 2025, Gardner-Johnson appeared in 13 games for the Texans and Bears. He recorded 66 total tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble and four passes defended.
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