MINNEAPOLIS – Texans veteran safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson underwent further testing that provided a positive medical outlook.

Gardner-Johnson’s in jury is not regarded as long-term, as initially feared, and he could return relatively soon, perhaps by the Texans’ season opener Sept. 7 against the Los Angeles Rams. It’s a best-case scenario for Gardner-Johnson, whose right knee was injured in practice while covering wide receiver John Metchie III and was carted off the field Thursday morning.

Video showed that Gardner-Johnson’s cleat slid across the grass at The Greenbrier Sports Performance Center and then the cleat got stuck in the grass, leaving his leg in a vulnerable position.

The type of knee injury Gardner-Johnson sustained can be treated through a combination of rest and rehab, or

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