Report: That Player Just Sustained A Lifelong Injury. Let’s Take Another Look

Breaking news! It looks like the home team’s top left tackle, Donovan Johnson sustained what appears to be a pretty severe, if not lifelong, injury. Let’s take a closer look.

From this angle, you can clearly see the defensive end charging toward Johnson, and then when the moment of impact occurs, Johnson’s helmet flies off his head. This is where the kicker’s foot clips the back of Johnson’s exposed head.

Okay, let’s slow it down and zoom in on Johnson’s head with the sideline camera. Now you can clearly see the moment where Johnson’s left eye jerks loose from its socket, but we can’t quite get a good angle on how his right eye reacts to this. We really do wonder what that eye was seeing.

Luckily, our GMC We Are Professional Grade 360 Instant Replay can capture the play from Johnson’s actual eye. Here you can see the screen darken, which illustrates the exact moment his eyesight shifted to his right eye. If we switch over to Johnson’s right-eye cam we can watch as his tibia first pierces through skin. Now we’ll follow Johnson as personnel transport him and his dangling legs to Washington Memorial Hospital, where doctors will conclude he’ll never play again. 

All credit belongs to our crew for capturing this entire sequence as the staff preps Johnson for facial reconstruction surgery, which we will, of course, bring to you live.

Gosh, you really just hate to see this, but in case you’re just joining us, let’s get you up to speed and take a closer look.