Report: C.J. Gardner-Johnson didn't suffer torn ACL
Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Gardner-Johnson did not suffer a torn ACL.
He'll undergo more tests, but he has passed the most important one.
Gardner-Johnson, who won a Super Bowl with the Eagles in February, was traded to the Texans in the offseason.
He claimed last month that the Eagles traded him because they're scared of a competitor.
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