TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – In what coach Bruce Arians called “great news,” Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson’s knee injury is not serious and will not require surgery.
An MRI showed Johnson has a left MCL sprain that would require six to eight weeks of rest and rehabilitation.
Johnson, speaking to reporters on Monday, said he knew a few moments after the injury Sunday in Los Angeles that it wasn’t serious.
“It felt strong even in walking,” he said. “I think I was just scared at first, the initial contact. But after I calmed down a little bit, got in the locker room, I was fine.”
Johnson was taken to the locker room on a cart and returned to watch the game in street clothes from the sideline, his left knee in a brace.