Worst NFL Injuries EVER! Doctor Explains Johnny Knox BROKEN SPINE (Career Ending)
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The worst NFL injuries in history, in this episode Doctor Brian Sutterer takes a look at Johnny Knox and when his back was bent in half resulting in a broken spine that ultimately ended the Chicago Bears player's NFL career. Knox suffered a fracture and dislocation at the thoracolumbar junction in what is definitely one of the worst injuries in NFL history.
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After rehab Knox was able to walk. It ended his NFL career, but luckily not his life.
he walks with a limp now ive met him a couple of times
Joseph S yeah and I hear he feels pain when he stands up
@@thebeatingcow595 That is actually really interesting and likely true. The last time I saw him was mid-2017 and he had slight discomfort but not awful. He started coaching soon afterward so I figured it was better
Atleast he doin okay
Yea and the guy that hit him was a bitch for that that was a dirty cheap shot
Broken spine sounds like the worst possible thing to ever happen to anyone
And broken pelvis
@@DwaynSweetney oh *FUCK*
@@mutated__donkey5840 yea i heard about it and seen it on the discovery channel where i shouldn’t be alive, the dude fell off a cliff and broke his back/spine and his pelvis.
@@mutated__donkey5840 yeah it's made worse by the fact that the pelvis alone has enough blood that if you fracture or break it you could bleed out from just that injury
Alex Smith: Is my leg a joke to you??
Can you do Sterling Sharpe? His injury looked so little but ended a HOF career.
Plus he had 9 catches for 132 yards and 3 TDs the next week. Then he never played again.
Please do this one 🙏
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Idk if all teams have alot of career ending injuries but I feel like the packers do Nick Collins, Sterling Sharpe, Jermichael Finely, and Jonathan Franklin and many more.
Could have very well been in the convo for goat, Sterling was a beast!
“I broke my back, my back is broken, SPINAL”
Do u by any chance watch Scotty cranmer
Tyson the best lol
@@jeramyl634 I do actually 😂😂 that’s where I remember the quote from the best so many Big Boy spinals
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Haha that's golden.
For those that care, J Knox has recovered and is walking normal these days. Wouldn't know he suffered such a devastating injury. He had the choice to try and come back or receive a hefty monthly check from the NFL for the rest of his days. He chose to take the check. Him and his family are well.
May God bless him.
That's good to hear.
It’s way late to respond but Knox can’t walk normally. He walks with a limp and standing up causes him pain.
@@YOUGOTMOONED77 Not true at all.. I know him personally. It's pictures on my gram from when we were in Chicago.
As someone who has had a fusion surgery, I can tell you he never had any chance of returning to football.
I had no idea this was what happened Knox! It looked like he literally got completely bent in half! I can't believe Knox survived this! Thank the Lord he did! Another excellent and informative video.
This happened to me luckily no injuries, but my heels literally kicked my head. Think of a scorpion, also not to mention the loud pop and the feeling like I got shocked... scariest thing so far
@@drvelocci fucking hell man
Thank the lord he got the injury in the first place you said?
same bro
I’ll never forget watching this game. Sucks because Knox was such a fun player to watch
He was so promising as well. I imagine him with a Super Bowl ring now. So tragic.
He was one of my favorites at the time and I still mention him from time to time talking football with my buddies. Him and Zach Miller still chill my bones to this day.
@@Kyleman7401 raiders had Zach miller
@@ArcaneSorcery different Zach Miller. The one that played for the Bears never played for the raiders. There was a Zach Millar that played for the raiders.
@@Kyleman7401 ohh my fault they have similar names got mixed up
I was watching the game when this happened. I thought he died on the field. Its the worst game injury I've ever seen.
I think I saw this game too. Didn’t Seattle challenge the fumble?
Alex Yeager why would Seattle challenge that fumble?????
Bronk0Nagurski it gets even worser the guy who hit him was one of the key leaders of the Saints bountygate scandal
@@espnluver7525 damn...
@@espnluver7525 it was ruled not a fumble. I’m not sure if this was the same game, but around the same era, a player was injured on a play involving a fumble recovery, but the reds ruled him down before the fumble. Seattle challenged because they recovered the fumble.
I was 15 when I saw this. It was a tragedy because Johnny Knox was such a fun guy to watch. I'm glad he is alive
It was this hit that started the heavy late hit calls and protected most offensive players going forward
I saw an update from Knox from a few years ago, he seems to have had nerve damage but was able to walk. He seemed like a nice guy that got a bad freak injury.
As a Bears fan I recall that game, and that was hands down the most gruesome injury I saw in a game i was watching. I for sure thought Knox was paralyzed and would never walk again. It was a miracle that he wasn't paralyzed and was able to live a normal life with his family.
Yes it ended his career, but at least he was still able to walk and actually raise his daughter.
Knox was such a talent. He could take the top off a defense with his speed, and was really developing as a solid WR. It's a miracle that he can even walk today, let alone make almost a full recovery. Glad he's doing well.
Knox had unbelievable potential. Late round drift pick who was exceeding all expectations early on. But he’s very lucky he wasn’t paralyzed.
Lucky to be alive
This is the hardest injury I ever had to watch. I couldn't imagine.
This channel is a blessing.
You do a great job of explaining these types of injuries. Well done!
Imagine if this happened to a average person..a in shape nfl player took this much of an injury an average person probably would have been completely paralyzed
Thanks for covering this injury. I'm a lifelong Bears fan. I have been curious about this injury for a long time.
my back felt so weird watching this 😭
Exactly 😭 my back got ticklish like Jesus I’m thinking of my spine doing that
Oh my God, I don't know how I don't remember this, it's so horrible.
kinda makes me rethink doing tackle football.Might just stick with like madden or something
Another great video and insight into his injury, thank you for sharing doctor!!
You should do a video on the one of the goalies who got cut in the artery on his leg or the one who got cut on his jugular vain
I wish he did more hockey vids but they just don't get the views like basketball and football in assuming. Also, because of the equipment it makes it harder to see exactly what happens.
@@travisgarnett4026 Totally understand that. I'm going into athletic training rn in college and hockey is one of the sports I was looking to go into for it :)
Yes I have been waiting for this one
Great vid, good information on anatomy of the spine
Never seen the glasses before
Me too I was like woah he wears glasses
I remember when this happened. It was so gruesome but thank you for reviewing it
arjl880 did u see it Live????
If you're going through past Injuries id love to see Riccardo Lockette covered. Something about how if he was touched wrong while down on the field he could have died terrifies me.
Johnny Knox was on his way to being our #1 receiver...I can remember watching live when that happen to him & to this day I can’t remember being more scarred for life after viewing something so graphic. If you watch it back to back or in slow-mo you will literally start to feel sick through your stomach to the point to where your spine will begin to hurt. Your mind will vividly force your body to try and comprehend the pain that Johnny had to endure. Thank god he was able to recover and walk again.
Johnny Knox was on his way to having a really respectable career until that happened
i’m so glad he survived this and can now walk again... i checked his wiki and it looks like he’s been working in coaching, i hope everything is going as well as it can for him. so heartbreaking to see someone’s dream and health get ruined, especially so early into his life. all the best to him ❤️
Here before Mike Tyson quote.
SpInAl
😂😂😂😂😂
Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth
Hey Brian,
I know you've made a ton of ankle/knee videos recently. But, I was watching the game between Kansas State and Texas when O-lineman Derek Kerstetter suffered an injury that rotated his lower leg 180 degrees posteriorly. The anatomy of this injury puzzles me and I am curious what you think. Thank you for making such informative and education content, I always look forward to your videos.
Very informative
You should make this a series
I'm more surprised that this didn't create problems for the front, Your internal organs aren't bade to extend out like that
that’s what I was thinking, everybody out here talking about the back (while yes that is much more severe than this), but could u imagine the kind of toll that could have taken on his frontal organs, if it didn’t in the injury
The abdominal cavity has lots of room for organ expansion in it and it’s protected by fat. So luckily his front was better off just by design.
@@yourmom-ee5pb Im glad he didn't have any badly damaged organs
I've broken my back and my neck about 20 years apart. I have nerve damage and pain in my right arm and leg but I can still function. Marijuana really helps.
@Makaveli Pac It doesn't help. its just to control the pain, much like Morphin is used from Opium.
@@flamesofjihad4069 as someone whos tore tendons, ligaments, and bones, marijuana does help with pain doesn't take it away fully thou
My grandma broke a vertebrae and recovered. She can't bend over or pick up heavy things as well anymore though.
You should also break down the Willis McGahee injury! I always point to him and Johnny Knox when I think of worst football injuries. Love the videos though!!
I remember this...I felt horrible and was VERY worried for him when it happened. I was scared he might have his ruptured his stomach or intestines and his life was in danger. :( Thank GOODNESS there wasn't a pile of people diving for the loose ball on top of him.
I can’t believe I heard nothing about this injury the day it happened I had no idea about it until 2017 also the guy who hit him happened to be one of the key leaders of the Saints bountygate scandal
I was in a bad car accident in 2011 . I broke my T3 in my spine and from what the docs told me I dodge a bullet because I was almost paralyzed . So now I have 2 rods in my upper spine with a fusion holding me up and walking again . Then I also had a compound fracture to my left wrist requiring to take that bone and replacing it with a plate . I had a back brace and neck brace on for the longest time . The most toughest recovery i think anyone can go through because your not able to get out of bed on your own and have to have family or loved ones help you out 24/7 after spinal surgery . I forgot to mention I did have nerve damages as well , so my back had this burning feeling because the nerves are damaged trying to connect or recover as well . Glad to hear he was able to walk again
I don't remember this play but; all I can feel now is full screaming PAIN!
Add in the science to it and I'm glad I either forgot this or never saw it when it happened.
Imagine getting injured in such an unusual way experts break it down in videos
Oh can you do Zach Miller, I still say to this day he caught the ball and that was a TD.
It’s insane that he got hurt and still scored
And was later ruled an incomplete pass
@@prathamk525 the refs ended up taking his td away...
@@TheBreezus it as a travesty that they took away his touchdown and he got hurt in the process
@@dakotabedwell6829 it was RULED an incomplete pass. It was a TD, just like Dez made that catch
Poor man. I hope he heals as best as possible. Best wishes to you, Mr. Knox.
I feel soo bad for him he could be still be playing today if not for that hit and the guy who hit him was one of the key leaders of the Saints bountygate scandal
On this “theme”, I’d love to see your take on Alex McKinnon’s neck fracture in the NRL
Remember watching this game live craziest injury I’ve ever seen
I like the glasses 👓
Knox had such a bright future in the sport and it all ended on that play.
I always wondered what happened to him back then. He just kind of disappeared, I had no idea he got hurt like this.
Took a lot of guts diving that far away with a guy coming at him. Unfortunate injury. Knox had a lot of potential.
WutTheDeuce based on my memory from that day I heard absolutely nothing about this injury that day and I had no idea what happened to him until I watched NFL career ending injuries in 2017
I watched that game and I remember sitting there like wtf just happened and I just walked away
This is free body education, thanks doc!
Can you do Kevin Everett’s injury?
i watched that live. it made the whole room gasp and what made it worse is he was finally starting to make a name for himself, also a big factor in the injury happening was knox was sub 200 lbs and the guy that hit him was 6'5 285 lbs so he never had a chance.
I abruptly look to the other way when the video shows how the incident happened. poor guy, hope and pray nothing but the best for him in the future.
I had something of a similar injury, I had my L-4 vertebrae and L-5S1 vertebrae shift laterally while also resulting in a 19x12mm herniation and a 4mm on L-4, my entire right leg went numb and my left upper leg was also number, I had a two-stage spinal fusion it took me almost to feel somewhat like me again, being that I was playing Defensive tackle I then had to stop playing.
Still rememebr watching this as a kid was crazy chilling
Off topic question:
What does it mean when you constantly hear cracking in your ankles when you rotate them. Also cracking in your knee when you squat. I’m only 26 years and I fear of major problems later because of these cracking noises. Any advice helps!
Ouch!
I remember this Moment so vividly especially as a bears fan. I remember watching this game while waiting for our to go order at a Restaurant. And when it happened I had 3 things running around in my young 8 year old mind, 1) I’m mad because the bears just lost the ball 2) that was one of the loudest hits I’ve ever heard and 3) is Johnny ok? And everytime I go to eat at that place I remember that game. Also Caleb Haine was at QB
Rydawg 26 did u know the guy who hit him was one of the key leaders of the Saints bountygate scandal????
@@espnluver7525 no i didn’t, that’s some shocking info tho
Rydawg 26 ikr I can’t help but wonder if Hargrove’s experience with bountygate help lead to his hit on Knox
I like your glasses man
Oh shit it was a sponsor lmao
Do a video on Napoleon McCallum, the Raiders RB who had his leg bent in half on Monday night football
I knew the sponsor was going to be some sort of glasses company when i saw his face 😂
Can u please cover keyontae Johnson
Look different in glasses my man! 👍
Johnny Knox almost breaks in half in that injury
Dude he was primed to be the next desean jackson too. So sad
Will you do the Florida gator player who collapsed on the ball court hope he will be ok :(
Hey Doctor, would you please explain Daniel Dubois suffered a broken orbital bone and nerve damage around his left eye, in his recent fight ,I'm a big fan of his ...
Hi Dr.Sutterer! I love your videos and aspire to be an orthopedic suregeon one day as well! It would be awesome if you were to go over Paul George’s infamous leg injury!
Thats absolutely horrifying.
Can you make a video about mark webber ceash at valencia in formula 1
I feel intelligent with doc Brian 😏👌💯
Can you do the player who just collapsed in college basketball
i remember this injury, jesus
Holy smokes
Man i remember when that happen now i know anything that happens to your boddy is painful but i cant and dont even want to know the pain and the feeling of this injury
Ahhhhgh! 😳😬I never saw this injury from this angle. That explains it now.
Nice glasses
Doc your videos are already incredible and beggars can't be choosers but is it possible to make the diagrams show the actual injury side by side with the actual footage? Sounds hard, I have no idea how...just wondering..
I wonder if he tore his stomach muscles. Thank you, Dr Sutterer for looking into this. I can barely watch it.
Good lord! I've seen some injuries playing sports myself and watching them for decades, but this back bending... It made me shiver. Holy crap.
I remember watching this as a kid and just sitting there horrified. Worst injury I have ever witnessed on TV. A close second was seeing the Zach Miller’s knee go backwards.
Finally someone says something about this man getting folded
Hey Doc, what do you think happened to Kayontae Johnson of college basketball??
Idk, intentionally not talking about it out of respect for his family and it being an unknown at this time how he's doing
you should review the kevin ware injury
I remember watching this game and I was like damn
I’m a Bears fan, so this has extra meaning to me
I remember watching this.... by far the worst NFL injury I ever witnessed
I could literally feel his pain how it folded bro
Not to be that guy- but could you choose a different color for the thoracic since it blends in with the cervical?
As always, thanks for the videos doc!
Your that guy smh
LOL
I don’t want to watch this... but I can stop stop watching this🙈
What would it mean if I have a slight lateral curve in my spine?
I'd be interested to hear the response...I have the same issue.
After watching this I’m no longer angry at Cam for not diving on the fumble
I remember watching the replay like, "wait, what did I see".
I watched that live, I am a huge Bears fan, and it was awfully scary
wow I never seen this
Brian lookin cute wit dem glasses 😳😳
Probably the worst sports injury I've ever seen.
Can you also do the Kevin Ware injury?