LAKE FOREST, Ill. (WGN) — The Chicago Bears have signed defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the active roster, according to team officials.

The move comes as the Bears go about preparing for the Cincinnati Bengals—a team that features high-powered wide receivers like Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins—with an increasingly depleted secondary.

Chicago's top three corners are all sidelined with various injuries. Jaylon Johnson (core) and Kyler Gordon (groin/calf) are both on injured reserve, while Tyrique Stevenson was held out of their Week 8 loss to the Baltimore Ravens with a shoulder injury.

"We've had some injuries over the course of the last few weeks. Our injury report last week was pretty healthy, and then this week ... we got guys dinged up and in-and-out," Ben Johnson said on Wedne

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