USC's Stafon Johnson has emergency surgery
After a weightlifting bar fell on his throat while bench pressing, USC senior running back Stafon Johnson needed emergency surgery.
"It hit him with a lot of force, and it hurt him," coach Pete Carroll said (per ESPN's Ted Miller). "No broken bones as far as I understand, but he's got some damage in there somewhere, and they're working it out, trying to figure out what it is. ... It is serious. He did get hurt, so we don't know exactly what it is, and they're not going to know until they go through the surgery."
Johnson has 157 rushing yards and a team-high five touchdowns on the season.
According to a spokesperson at California Hospital Medical Center (via the Los Angeles Times), Johnson's condition was described as "critical but stable."
Hopefully Johnson will have a full and speedy recovery.
"It hit him with a lot of force, and it hurt him," coach Pete Carroll said (per ESPN's Ted Miller). "No broken bones as far as I understand, but he's got some damage in there somewhere, and they're working it out, trying to figure out what it is. ... It is serious. He did get hurt, so we don't know exactly what it is, and they're not going to know until they go through the surgery."
Johnson has 157 rushing yards and a team-high five touchdowns on the season.
According to a spokesperson at California Hospital Medical Center (via the Los Angeles Times), Johnson's condition was described as "critical but stable."
Hopefully Johnson will have a full and speedy recovery.
