The Arizona Cardinals suffered a tough 35-23 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, but the Week 1 defeat was matched with even worse injury news.
Star running back David Johnson was forced to leave the game early after sustaining a wrist injury in the third quarter. And according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, Johnson could be sidelined “for an extended period of time” due to the ailment, with injured reserve a possibility.
The Cardinals surely are crushed by the news, as Johnson is an integral part of their offense. But equally devastated are fantasy football players, who widely viewed Johnson as one of the premier running back options in the 2017 season.
So when news of Johnson’s prognosis broke, fantasy players lost their minds, and aired out their emotions on Twitter.
Me & every other David Johnson fantasy owner today pic.twitter.com/amMaRBeBVv
— NL (@NJL84) September 11, 2017
Ian Rapoport: "David Johnson expected to miss extended period, IR candidate."
DJ's Fantasy Owners: … pic.twitter.com/h3kD2ggIA4
— ESPN FantasyFauxball (@ESPNFauxball) September 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/CurtronJ/status/907366704090681344
Waiting for David Johnson's MRI results #FantasyFootball pic.twitter.com/0RQhTiVW5j
— The Dogfather (@ReidG1010) September 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/ADeMarco35/status/907340182814433285
https://twitter.com/xDamianx650_/status/907317271864815616
Looks like Johnson fantasy football owners will have to take a nice, long look at the waiver wire in the coming days.
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