LAKE FOREST, Ill. — C.J. Gardner-Johnson likes to start his day early. The veteran defensive back is at Halas Hall by 6 a.m. to go over details of Dennis Allen’s defense, a system he was a part of in ...

Defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson found himself sitting at home, an NFL pariah and so-called locker room problem, before the Chicago Bears signed him two weeks ago to plug into an injury-ravaged ...

Second-guessing Bear GM Ryan Poles is a hobby of most Bears fans on social media, but they're strangely silent on one developing situation. Poles gave out a contract extension at $13 million a year ...

Twice against the New York Giants last week, Chicago Bears cornerback C.J. Gardner-Johnson blitzed from the slot and saw nobody there to block him. He had one thought in his head. “I don’t got to do ...

Bears defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson had two sacks and a forced fumble to help the Bears improve to 6-3. Wesley Hitt / Getty Images CHICAGO — Because he dons an orange sleeve, it should be hard ...

Gardner-Johnson totaled 66 tackles (46 solo), including 3.0 sacks, two interceptions and four passes defended across 13 regular-season games during the 2025 campaign. Gardner-Johnson started the ...