CB Taron Johnson (Left Shoulder)
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Johnson scared everyone when he landed on his left shoulder awkwardly with his arm fully extended late in the fourth quarter as seen above. He slid out of bounds and grabbed at his shoulder as training staff tended to him. He remained on the ground as Dr. Bisson began working on his shoulder as seen below performing what looked to be the Kocher Method to reduce the shoulder.
The mechanism of injury strongly suggests a subluxation of the shoulder which is a partial dislocation. It’s possible it was fully dislocated but the fact that he returned to the game suggests it was a subluxation.
This is not the first time that a player has returned to the same game with a shoulder subluxation/dislocation this season. Kaiir Elam suffered the same injury tackling Tyreek Hill back in Week 9, had the shoulder reduced, and returned to the game. I expect Johnson to be limited throughout the week but play with a shoulder harness and still be effective in coverage. Tackling may at times be an issue if he has to extend, but he can still be a problem for any offense.
He did play most of his rookie season with a right shoulder labrum tear which means he is no stranger to managing the injury. The Bills training staff will have him ready for Sunday.
On Monday, Sean McDermott noted that Johnson is sore but didn’t give him a designation.
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