ALLEN PARK, Michigan -- Losing C.J. Gardner-Johnson certainly hurts the Detroit Lions, but coach Dan Campbell remains optimistic that the defensive back could return before the end of the season.
Gardner-Johnson, who was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, will have surgery after suffering a torn pectoral during Sunday's 37-31 overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
"Don't quite know, but I know the reports that we've gotten back on it is that it was a very clean injury and that's normally good for surgery, recovery all of those things," Campbell said Wednesday.