Gardner-Johnson made the trip to New Orleans, and the Eagles didn’t make any practice squad moves at the safety position. Before the team headed to the Caesars Superdome for warmups, Jeremy Fowler reported that Eagles brass are optimistic that the talented safety will play.

C.J. Gardner-Johnson has already missed two rematch games against the New Orleans Saints with injuries on two different teams, so he's probably looking forward to his third chance for some payback. But he was a surprise midweek addition to the Philadelphia Eagles injury

The Eagles (1-1) are in New Orleans and just hours away from taking on the Saints (2-0) at 1 PM ET on Sunday in a critical Week 3 clash. The matchup is the second of three straight games against NFC South opponents and a must-win game for a team heading to Tampa Bay next weekend.