The Lions were a joke last year with the first goose egg in NFL history. They’ve also had other laughable incidents such as a naked assistant coach at a Wendy’s drive through, anything related to Jon Kitna, Dan Orlovsky running out of the end zone for a safety… the list goes on. But this year was supposed to be different. The Lions reloaded with new management, a new coaching staff, and a highly touted rookie quarterback. They had emerged from the Matt Millen Era to play some real football. That was until Bryant Johnson came to training camp injured. In early July, Johnson was in a golf cart accident. His vehicle fell went up on two wheels and then fell on its side. It’s not quite as funny as the other incidents because he actually got hurt. Unfortunately, we’re a few days into camp and people are buzzing about a golf cart accident and Matthew Stafford’s summer boat outing. I speculate that the next laughable incident for the Lions will involve their search for a third quarterback or Charles Rogers.
Via MLive:
ALLEN PARK — As he got undressed at his locker Saturday afternoon, Detroit Lions receiver Bryant Johnson showed the scars and still-healing wounds from a golf cart accident he was involved in this summer. The cuts and abrasions covered almost every part of his body. Johnson, who didn’t practice Saturday and could miss a couple weeks, was placed on the Active/Non-Football Injury list.
“Bryant, unfortunately, had a golf cart accident back in early July,” Lions coach Jim Schwartz said. “It was something we were well aware of. We took a couple of trips down to Atlanta to see him. “There are no orthopedic issues with it, a lot of superficial wounds, road rash and those kinds of things. We’ll take our time … with him.”
Johnson said: “In the community that I live in, everybody uses golf carts to get around. (The golf car) got out of control and it was on two wheels and it fell over. I was driving, and it fell over on my side. It slid about 10 yards. There was a hill, but it wasn’t a steep hill.”
Many of the wounds still appear to be a long way from healing, and recovery could be a lengthy process. Still, Johnson said the initial accident wasn’t that painful. “It really didn’t hurt until the first time I tried to take a shower,” Johnson said.
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