HOUSTON -- The knee injury suffered by Houston Texans safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson isn't as serious as it appeared and he could be ready to play in Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams , sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Friday.

Gardner-Johnson injured his knee during a scrimmage Thursday at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia when he attempted to tackle wideout John Metchie III . After making contact, Gardner-Johnson fell to the ground, couldn't move his lower right leg and writhed in pain while slapping the floor. Players and coaches surrounded Gardner-Johnson as it appeared he might have suffered a long-term injury; he couldn't put any pressure on his leg and needed assistance hopping onto the medical cart.

But the tests revealed Thursday night that Gardner-Johnson's ACL i

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