C.J. Gardner-Johnson decided to take his time when he found himself available on the free agent market after the Baltimore Ravens released him off their practice squad in the middle of October.

Gardner-Johnson had spent the past calendar year on three different rosters, and the seven-year veteran wanted to find the right fit. He wanted to find the right locker room, right coaches, right spot.

On Wednesday, Gardner-Johnson found that right fit when he signed with the Chicago Bears .

“Not more so needs but more so a place where I’m comfortable with the culture,” Gardner-Johnson said Wednesday at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. “This team was already good before me. They won four straight games. A loss doesn’t deteriorate a team from who they are. They are good. Just coming in to add extra fi

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