Former Gamecock has scary moment on Monday Night Football

By Ben Breiner

Updated September 25, 2018 9:07 AM

Video of a play made by former South Carolina football safety and current Tampa Bay Buccaneer Isaiah Johnson went viral on Monday night.

But not for a positive reason.

As he covered a route against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he went full-speed into a wall a few feet beyond the end zone. His head appeared to hit and bounce off, and he was down for several moments.

#Bucaneers Isiah Johnson trying to run through the wall vs #Steelers on Big Ben overthrow. Ouch!! Hope he's OK pic.twitter.com/zbFhDqsmFY
— Russell Davis (@wherezthat) September 25, 2018

Chris Conte is out of the game from the stiff arm he caught from Vance McDonald. Now Big Ben sends Isiah Johnson into a wall literally! Crazy mess tonight. #PITvsTB #MNF pic.twitter.com/mGHXX26XQS
— A1 (@LifexChill) September 25, 2018

Ben threw it out of the back of the endzone. Isaiah was tracking it, completely lost where he was. Ran full speed into the wall. Looked, sounded awful. @TimHill1075 @WilGunter
— Derek Phillips (@DerekPhillips89) September 25, 2018

According to a tweet from ESPN’s Jenna Laine, he was taken to the locker room with a shoulder injury. Johnson eventually returned, but did not record any statistics.

Johnson has recorded no statistics on the season. He played one season in Columbia as a grad transfer from Kansas, then went undrafted. He has bounced between the Tampa Bay practice squad and roster the past three seasons.

This story was originally published September 25, 2018 at 8:32 AM.

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