Arizona Cardinals safety Rashad Johnson lost the tip of his left middle finger while trying to make a tackle against the Saints last Sunday.
When he took off his glove on the sidelines, a part of Johnson's finger was still in it. While a normal person might faint at the sight of their own severed finger, Rashad Johnson simply had his hand taped up and continued playing.
"You don't come out of a football game because of a finger. They would laugh at you,"former New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan once said in an interview about his own mangled fingers.
For whatever reason, NFL players seem to be okay with sacrificing their hands for the sake of football.
Cardinals Safety Rashad Johnson lost the tip of his left middle finger while making a tackle. He had it taped up, though, and continued playing.
Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott had the tip of his left pinky finger amputated so he could play more football.
Source: NFL Network
Plaxico Burress has mangled hands because of quarterbacks "whistling the ball 40-50 miles per hour and you're ten yards in front of them."
Source: ESPN
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