UNC QB Max Johnson Back After Brutal Injury: 'I Thought I Was Going to Lose My Leg'

UNC's Max Johnson cleared, competing for starting QB job again: 'I'm fully recovered now, 100%'

Nearly a year after suffering one of the most gruesome injuries in college football, North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson is officially back.

UNC QB Max Johnson back after brutal injury: 'I thought I was going to lose my leg'

UNC quarterback Max Johnson thought he might lose his leg after a gruesome injury last season. Now, he's back competing for the starting job.

QB Max Johnson almost lost his leg due to injury. Now he’s battling to be UNC’s starter.

North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson suffered a season-ending injury in the first game of the 2024 season. After months of rehab, Johnson is back practicing with the Tar Heels.

North Carolina QB Max Johnson details brutal 2024 season-ending injury: 'I thought I was going to lose my leg'

Johnson's first season at UNC came to an end just three quarters into the opener

Max Johnson’s comeback: A broken leg, a broken season, but an unbreakable will

CHAPEL HILL — For North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson, stepping onto the practice field Saturday was an answer to prayers. He wondered if that moment was possible as he lay on the field in pain during the opener at Minnesota. He didn’t know what his injury was, only that it was substantial.

After Catastrophic Leg Injury, UNC Quarterback Max Johnson is Beginning Again

https://chapelboroaudio.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/2025/08%20-%20August/04/Max%20Johnson_WRAP.mp3   On the morning of Saturday, August 2, it had been 338 days since UNC quarterback Max Johnson played in an organized football game. That night in Minnesota, August 29, 2024, Johnson’s life changed forever on a fateful hit from a Golden Gopher defender, one which left Johnson writhing in pain on the turf. “I knew it was serious as soon as it happene…