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Over the last few weeks, the Chicago Bears have been decimated be injuries on the defensive side of the ball and the losses were finally too much to overcome in Week 8 against the Baltimore Ravens and backup quarterback Tyler Huntley. A game in which the Bears allowed 30 points.Going into the game, Chicago was without its top three cornerbacks. Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson and nickel cornerback Kyler Gordon each are on the injured reserve and outside cornerback Tyrique Stevenson was also forced to miss the game due to a shoulder injury.In their place, the Bears turned to Nahshon Wright, Nick McCloud, Josh Blackwell, and Jaylon Jones at the cornerback position. During the game, the Bears also suffered some losses up-front, really putting defensive coordinator Dennis Allen's unit in a bind. This week, the Bears went to work addressing the defense ahead of Week 9. Second-year defensive end Austin Booker was activated back to the active roster for the first time all season to help off the edge with the loss of Dominique Robinson (short-term) and Shemar Turner (season-ending injury). And with an open roster spot still available, the Bears have finally added a new defensive back. Bears sign DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the active roster ahead of Week 9 Earlier in the week, I spoke with Adam Holt of A to Z Sports New Orleans to discuss a trade proposal involving Saints cornerback Alontae Taylor. The reasoning was simple. The Bears need a short-term rental to address the injury concerns in the secondary and ideally it'd be someone with knowledge of Dennis Allen's system.Instead, the Bears went another direction but with the similar goal in mind by signing free agent defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson. A low-risk move that didn't require using any future draft picks and it could work out perfectly for what Chicago needed.
