Northwest Notes Oct. 22, 2011

Shoulder injury ends season for Eastern strong safety

Eastern Washington strong safety Matt Johnson will undergo season-ending surgery next week, ending a 45-game career, the school announced.

Johnson had played with a biceps tendon injury since the second game of the season, but the pain had became too much to continue playing with, coach Beau Baldwin said.

On Sept. 27, Baldwin announced the season-ending knee injury of Matt's twin brother, Zach Johnson, an Eastern linebacker who graduated with his brother in 2007 from Tumwater (Wash.) High.

Both were selected as two of Eastern's defensive co-captains before the start of the season.