The Baltimore Ravens are releasing safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson a week after signing him to their practice squad.

Gardner-Johnson's agent Kevin Conner said the Ravens and the veteran defensive back came to "an amicable mutual decision."

Gardner-Johnson was added to the Ravens practice squad on Oct. 7, but the Ravens then acquired safety Alohi Gilman later that day in a trade with the Los Angeles Chargers . In Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Rams , the Ravens started Gilman, who made seven tackles, and did not elevate Gardner-Johnson from the practice squad.

"After the Ravens traded for a safety, we were looking for a clearer path to play," Conner told Schefter.

It's the second time this season Gardner-Johnson has been released. The Houston Texans released him late last

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