3 takeaways from Day 4 of Bills camp: CJ Gardner-Johnson replacement?

Buffalo Bills 2026 NFL training camp is underway and will be watched under a microscope each and every day. Especially with the hiring of Joe Brady as the team’s new head coach.

Throughout practices each day, updates are shared during the workouts which make for intriguing and important notes.

In terms of Day 4 of training camp, what stood out the most?

Here are Bills Wire’s three observations from the fourth day of training camp:

There was no timetable given, but Brady gave a positive spin on the C.J. Gardner-Johnson injury so his season is not over. But without him, who would be up next with the first-team defense alongside Cole Bishop? On Day 4, it was Damar Hamlin.

Damar Hamlin in with Cole Bishop to start 11 on 11 .. Off target throw from Josh Allen pic.twitter.com/DfnX4PmQCd

— alex brasky (@alexbrasky) August 3, 2026

It was not a perfect day for the Bills offense. However, there was plenty of praise for tight end Dalton Kincaid after a few big plays he made on passes from quarterback Josh Allen like these:

Dalton KinCATCH. 😏 pic.twitter.com/hMEY9VLnyT

— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) August 3, 2026

Josh Allen to Dalton Kincaid TD. Don’t forget about these two. The connection starting to come alive pic.twitter.com/q7pi5RLral

— alex brasky (@alexbrasky) August 3, 2026

And it would be a shame to not mention this one. Big man touchdown? Yup, thanks to Dion Dawkins:

Ball tipped high in the air..

..TOUCHDOWN DION DAWKINS!! pic.twitter.com/ki4H2Guvjx

— alex brasky (@alexbrasky) August 3, 2026

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