Remember ‘Wolverine’ staggering out of the adamantium tank, broken but already healing? That’s the resilience CJ Gardner-Johnson built his reputation on. Last year, Dan Campbell , watching him defy medical timelines after a torn pectoral, didn’t just call it impressive; he dropped the ‘X-Men’ reference: “He’s one of the X‑Men, he’s got these mutant genes”

So, when the Texans ‘ new defensive heartbeat crumpled during a routine training camp drill at The Greenbrier, that history of bouncing back was the fragile hope everyone clung to. The sight of him unable to bear weight, carted off as teammates took a knee in prayer, sent a tremor through Houston’s burgeoning Super Bowl aspirations.

The collective breath held across H-Town released, slightly, with Jonathan M. Alexander ’s twe

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