The Chicago Bears are signing safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson to their active roster, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, adding depth to an injury-depleted secondary.
Gardner-Johnson had a visit with the Bears on Tuesday. He now reunites with Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, who served as his defensive coordinator with the New Orleans Saints from 2019-21.
With cornerback Kyler Gordon on injured reserve, and sidelined for at least the next four games, Gardner-Johnson brings experience as a nickel that will be valuable for Allen’s defense.
Gardner-Johnson was drafted in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, where he spent three seasons before being traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022, where he had his best season with six interceptions, 67 total tackles, including five tackles for loss, and eight pass breakups.
While Gardner-Johnson has the Dennis Allen connection from New Orleans, there’s also some overlap with head coach Ben Johnson, who served as the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions during Gardner-Johnson’s one-year stint in Detroit. His other stops included a return to the Eagles (2024) and most recently Houston Texans (2025) and Baltimore Ravens (2025).
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