# Arizona Cardinals safety takes off his glove... **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 23, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-cardinals-safety-takes-off-his-glove/669523 "2013-09-23T16:55:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-cardinals-safety-takes-off-his-glove/669523/1 "2013-09-23T16:55:33Z")
…and his finger [stays](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1784024-rashad-johnson-injury-updates-on-cardinals-safetys-finger-surgery-return-date) in it. Now that’s football! The article is not for the squeamish, but apparently at some unkonwn point in the game, the top of Rashad Johnson’s left middle finger separated from his hand, and he didn’t notice. First of all, I didn’t know fingers did that, and I’d like to think I’d notice if one of mine did. I do now find myself casting nervous glances down at my keyboard, though. “There goes one! No wait, that’s a carrot stick.” Happily, the doctors have been able to reattach it. (Personally, losing my middle finger would leave me almost unable to drive). He has to watch out for infection, what with his stump and his stub having incubated in a sweaty grass-stained glove for a while, and there is no word on when he will be back. They play at Philly later this season, and it would be great if he made his comeback in that game, because I’m sure the Eagles fans would collectively salute his finger surgery in some appropriate way. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-cardinals-safety-takes-off-his-glove/669523/2 "2013-09-23T17:08:56Z")
Love this from the article. > [@](#): > > The Cardinals definitely could have used Johnson back in the game after he exited prior to the half, as Saints signal-caller Drew Brees eviscerated the depleted secondary. It’s just a finger, walk it off. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-cardinals-safety-takes-off-his-glove/669523/3 "2013-09-23T17:41:24Z")
So the Saints cut off one guy’s finger and Drew Brees eviscerated the others. Gross. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-cardinals-safety-takes-off-his-glove/669523/4 "2013-09-23T18:06:43Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Happily, the doctors have been able to reattach it. Safety pin. It’s a pretty bizarre injury for sure. Most in football are concussive as opposed to lashing. I’d like to see the video to better understand how this even happened. I’m glad though Arizona didn’t lose more of its Johnson. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-cardinals-safety-takes-off-his-glove/669523/5 "2013-09-23T18:15:35Z")
These kinds of injuries do happen in football sometimes- if a guy gets a finger between two other players’ helmets just before impact, for example. Ugh. I’m trying to applaud his toughness, but given the state of injuries in football and the “warrior mentality” and all of that, I’m just nauseated.