The Detroit Lions announced Saturday that they’ve made five roster moves for their Week 18 matchup against the Vikings.
The full list of moves includes:
Lions activated DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson and DL Alim McNeill from Injured Reserve.
Lions elevated DL Tyson Alualu and FB Jason Cabinda to their active roster.
Lions re-signed TE Anthony Firkser to their practice squad.
Gardner-Johnson, 26, is a former fourth-round pick of the Saints back in 2019 out of Florida. He was entering the final year of his four-year rookie contract and was set to make a base salary of $2.54 million when the Saints traded him to the Eagles during the preseason.
Gardner-Johnson was testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time and signed a one-year, $8 million deal with the Lions. He was placed on injured reserve after just two games with Detroit.
In 2023, Gardner-Johnson has appeared in two games for the Lions and recorded 13 total tackles and two passes defended.
