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4 takeaways from news C.J. Gardner-Johnson will miss time with a lacerated kidney

Here are four takeaways and notes from the news that Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson will miss an indefinite amount of time with a lacerated kidney

The Eagles could be without safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson for a few weeks after a test revealed that he suffered a lacerated kidney in the Sunday night win over the Packers.

Former Eagles star tight end Zach Ertz suffered a similar injury late in the 2019 season during a win over the Cowboys and was expected to miss the playoffs.

Ertz missed the season finale but was back in time for the Wild Card round.

The NFL’s interception leader with six, Gardner-Johnson has been a stabilizing force at safety.

Here are four takeaways from the news.

Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson out indefinitely after suffering lacerated kidney vs. Packers

The Philadelphia Eagles will be without safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson for an indefinite amount of time after he suffered a lacerated kidney in the win over the Packers

#Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson is out indefinitely after suffering a lacerated kidney in Sunday night’s win over the #Packers, per sources.

It’s a non-surgical injury. Testing is ongoing, so timetable still TBD, but it is not expected to be season-ending.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 29, 2022

The Eagles could be without safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson for a few weeks after a test revealed that he suffered a lacerated kidney in the Sunday night win over the Packers.

Former Eagles star tight end Zach Ertz suffered a similar injury late in the 2019 season during a win over the Cowboys and was expected to miss the playoffs.

Ertz missed the season finale but was back in time for the Wild Card round.

The NFL’s interception leader with six, Gardner-Johnson has been a stabilizing force at safety, and it’ll be a prime opportunity to see what rookie Reed Blankenship can do when pressed into extended action.

On Sunday night, Blankenship led the Eagles in tackles, while posting his first career interception off Packers legend, Aaron Rodgers.

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Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson hints at missing time with rib injury suffered vs. Packers

Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson took to Instagram and sent out a message hinting at a missing some time with a rib injury suffered in the win over the Packers

C.J. Gardner-Johnson exited Sunday night’s win over the Packers with an injury and he could miss an extended period of time.

During his Monday morning press conference, head coach Nick Sirianni had no update on the safeties injury, but Gardner-Johnson just took to Instagram and posted a message saying that “he’d be back.”

https://instagram.com/p/ClhRnQ9uTTC/?hl=en

The NFL’s interception leader with six, Gardner-Johnson has been a stabilizing force at safety, and he does miss time, it’ll be a prime opportunity to see what rookie Reed Blankenship can do when pressed into extended action.