Since he started playing football in the seventh grade, Lane Johnson had never experienced a concussion.
Johnson doesn’t remember the exact moment or play that it happened, but it was sometime during the first half when he took a hit that shook him up enough from finishing the Week 5 game against the Cardinals. At halftime, Johnson followed his instincts and had himself checked out.
“I just felt slowed down and drowsy so to speak. It wasn’t any memory loss or anything like that but the doctors did a good job,” Johnson said. “I came in at halftime and it wasn’t feeling right so I went through all the protocol.