The Detroit Lions announced Tuesday that they’ve placed CB C.J. Gardner-Johnson and DE James Houston on Injured Reserve.
Both players will miss at least the next four games while on the list.
Gardner-Johnson, 25, is a former fourth-round pick of the Saints back in 2019 out of Florida. 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.
In 2023, Gardner-Johnson has appeared in two games for the Lions and recorded 13 total tackles and two passes defended
Houston, 24, was a sixth-round pick by the Lions out of Jackson State back in 2022. He made the 53-man roster as a rookie and became the third player in NFL history to start his career with a four-game sack streak.
In 2023, Houston has appeared in two games for the Lions and recorded one tackle.
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