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USC's Staphon Johnson , suffers from a throat injury which allegedly came from a dumbbell falling on it. He was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. Rumor is he's having surgery.

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http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=15&f=1720&t=4847786

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Hope he's alright!

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**this injury sounds extremely painful!

**and as much as I hate USC this is above that

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Ouch...too bad. I hope its not too serious. You never wish injury on anyone...well, except that k.unt Lendale White...after his "Notre Dame sucks" during the game last year while laughing it up with his gold plated posse on the sidelines...I do remember wishing he broke his tibula and fibula his next game out...:)

...wishing injury on any player is beneath what it means to be an ND man...

that's scary. i always have a spotter to avoid freak accidents like that. my prayers are with him. get well soon stafon

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He had a spotter but may have been trying a thumbless grip when it slipped out of his hands...

That's pretty scarey. Hope is okay now.

sounds like he may have fractured his trachea..............that would not be good....

Prayers already sent up for him here.

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Noone wants this to happen to anyone!

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BTW, I just started serious weight lifting and there's no way I'd go thumbless. Seems dangerous to me. I like having a good grip when dealing with heavy lifting.

Prayers already sent up for him here.

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Noone wants this to happen to anyone!

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BTW, I just started serious weight lifting and there's no way I'd go thumbless. Seems dangerous to me. I like having a good grip when dealing with heavy lifting.

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Thumbless sounds like a bad idea.... Prayers sent from Portland, Hope he is ok

Thumbless grip is otherwise known as the Suicide Grip for a reason. Hope Stafon recovers

Sounds like a bunch of kids messing around with too much weight. Its easy to get carried away showing off in front of friends, or trying to act stronger than what you are. I've lifted for a long time and a 45 lbs olympic bar just doesn't slip out of your hands. I don't care if you go thumbless or not, it just doesn't happen and with proper spotters.

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I'm sure he is resting good in his Malibu beach house anyways.

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To clarify thumbless isn't much different than a normal grip. The bar still sits in your palms or heel like a regular fist grip . This has horseplay written all over it, there is no room for horseplay in the weightroom.

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I wish injury on opponents who deserve it - just not life threatening injury. People are resilient. They bounce back. Sometimes they need a good lesson, though. I certainly wouldn't wish Johnson's injury on anyone. A platoon commander I had in Navy ROTC at ND when to Iraq, wrecked his hummer, and crushed his trachea. He got shipped off to Germany and fixed up fortunately. Anyway. Random story. You know who could use a little hurt is Michael Crabtree...

According to ESPN this morning, he had 7 hours of surgery to repair crushed vocal cords and is listed in critical but stable condition.

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The doctors said they expect a full recovery, but there is no football in his near future (definitely done for the season).

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I honestly wish him a full recovery and hope we get to see him next season. An injury like this is not something I would wish on my worst enemy.

Wish him a swift recovery. He's a hell of a player.

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Silver lining in this, at least we aren't the first team the Trojans will face as they will no doubt be playing for him next Saturday against Cal. It's scary when a team rallies around a player's misfortunes as they can be juggernauts to try and stop. Case in point, the Buffs after the tragic passing of Sal Aunese in '89.

he's lucky. this injury can kill ya.............

... this morning before coming to the office that he is in critical condition and had to have throat surgery. :( I would never wish that kind of ill on an opponent, even U$C

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