Gunzlingr
10-15-2003, 04:41 PM
Defensive end Joe Johnson's season with the Green Bay Packers and maybe his career ended Tuesday with the announcement that surgery would be necessary to repair his right thigh.
In a statement, coach and general manager Mike Sherman said diagnostic tests revealed that Johnson had torn the quadriceps muscle just above the kneecap. He will undergo an operation in the next few weeks and is expected to be placed on injured reserve as soon as today, when the Packers sign a replacement.
Johnson, a starter at power end, was injured late in the first quarter Sunday against Kansas City. He took an outside rush against right tackle John Tait, reached for quarterback Trent Green and his leg was twisted as he fell to the grass with Tait on top of him.
Even though Johnson had been starting, the truth is the Packers wouldn't really miss him other than for depth if Chukie Nwokorie or Aaron Kampman were healthy. However, Nwokorie has a bad shoulder that might require surgery at some point, and Kampman still isn't 100% after missing the last four games with ligament damage in his left ankle.
more (http://www.jsonline.com/packer/news/oct03/177307.asp)
In a statement, coach and general manager Mike Sherman said diagnostic tests revealed that Johnson had torn the quadriceps muscle just above the kneecap. He will undergo an operation in the next few weeks and is expected to be placed on injured reserve as soon as today, when the Packers sign a replacement.
Johnson, a starter at power end, was injured late in the first quarter Sunday against Kansas City. He took an outside rush against right tackle John Tait, reached for quarterback Trent Green and his leg was twisted as he fell to the grass with Tait on top of him.
Even though Johnson had been starting, the truth is the Packers wouldn't really miss him other than for depth if Chukie Nwokorie or Aaron Kampman were healthy. However, Nwokorie has a bad shoulder that might require surgery at some point, and Kampman still isn't 100% after missing the last four games with ligament damage in his left ankle.
more (http://www.jsonline.com/packer/news/oct03/177307.asp)