{"id":162379,"date":"2026-03-13T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/?p=162379"},"modified":"2026-03-13T07:26:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:26:01","slug":"buffalo-bills-add-c-j-gardner-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/buffalo-bills-add-c-j-gardner-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Bills add veteran defensive depth by signing former Bears safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Buffalo Bills added depth to their defense on Thursday, signing former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicagobears\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Chicago Bears<\/span><\/a> safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to a one-year deal. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tompelissero\/status\/2032224534539931703?s=46\"><span class=\"s2\">NFL.com Insider Tom Pelissero<\/span><\/a>, Gardner-Johnson and his agents, Kevin Conner and Robert Brown, signed a $6 million contract. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s3\"><strong>More News:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-maxx-crosby-trade-rumors-nfl\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Chicago Bears see Maxx Crosby kill trade hopes with 1st social media post since Ravens saga<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The former Super Bowl champion \u2014 2024 with the Philadelphia Eagles \u2014 Gardner-Johnson had three sacks, 35 solo tackles and four pass defenses in 10 games with the Bears. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"s4\">C.J. Gardner-Johnson joins a quality Buffalo Bills defense and defensive back room<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154523\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-154523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27485326-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Bears safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson\" width=\"788\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27485326-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27485326-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27485326-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27485326-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27485326-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27485326-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27485326-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nov 2, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Chicago Bears safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson (35) celebrates with linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (49) after sacking Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco (not pictured) during the second quarter at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Gardner-Johnson will join the seventh-best defense in 2025 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/articles\/nfl\/2025-nfl-defense-rankings-team-pass-and-rush-stats\"><span class=\"s2\">293.1 yards<\/span><\/a>) and add some veteran leadership on defense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Bills have a handful of safeties on their roster, with Sam Franklin and Cole Bishop as the main options. Safeties Wande Owens and Damar Hamlin also offer depth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Gardner-Johnson won&#8217;t just help the Bills on defense, but being a former Super Bowl champion could help inspire the locker room. The Bills failed to reach the big game last season after losing to the Denver Broncos in overtime in the AFC Divisional Round (33-30).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Bills had their best chance to win the Super Bowl in 2025, with the Kansas City Chiefs taking a step back after dominating for over a decade.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154521\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154521\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-154521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27545720-890x600.jpg\" alt=\"C.J. Gardner-Johnson has been invaluable for the Bears' defense recording three sacks in the team's last two games.\" width=\"788\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27545720-890x600.jpg 890w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27545720-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27545720-1536x1035.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27545720-2048x1380.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27545720-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27545720-450x303.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27545720-1200x809.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nov 9, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson (35) sacks New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) during the first half at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Buffalo Bills added depth to their defense on Thursday, signing former Chicago Bears safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to a one-year deal. According to NFL.com Insider Tom Pelissero, Gardner-Johnson and his agents, Kevin Conner and Robert Brown, signed a $6 million contract. 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