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It’s a Lisfranc Injury for Lane Johnson
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Nakobe Dean and Furkan Korkmaz are the two names that come to mind for recent Lisfranc injuries in Philly sports. Lisfranc is when you either sprain, break, or dislocate the midfoot bones and ligaments, basically where your toes connect to the rest of the foot. If this is not a season-ending injury, then it’s probably a sprain, which would require non-weight bearing during the recovery period. Dean suffered a sprain in November two years ago, but his required surgery and he was out for the rest of that year.
Some of the insiders, like Rapoport and local guy Mike Garafolo, are reporting 4-6 weeks for Johnson, which would have him back around the time of the Buffalo road game or season finale against Washington, if that ends up meaning anything. Gut instinct would suggest that they probably just hold him out until the postseason, right?
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com