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DEL.ICIO.USSW DeKalb’s Michael Johnson breaks his leg
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A freak accident on the practice field late last week has Southwest DeKalb running back Michael Johnson looking at possibly missing the rest of the season with a broken leg.
Johnson said that while going through plays during Wednesday’s practice he got caught up in a bunch of players and someone fell on his left leg, breaking the fibula bone.
He’ll be out six weeks, which could mean he may return to the field if Southwest DeKalb (6-2) advances deep in the playoffs, like to the semifinals in the Georgia Dome.
He said it could have been worse. After the injury, he was still able to walk on it, “and it kind of mended it back,” so that the bone did not have to be re-set. “Instead of eight to 10 weeks, it’s six weeks,” he said.
The break prevented Johnson from visiting Western Carolina over the weekend. Western Carolina, Akron, Eastern Michigan, Eastern Kentucky and South Carolina State have offered. He visited South Carolina State two weeks ago.
He said recruiters have said they’re not concerned about the injury. “It’s an injury I can recover 100 percent from,” he said.
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