JONNY EVANS has opened up on the “scary” horror head injury to brother Corry which made the Leicester star panic.
Younger sibling Corry fractured his skull and also broke his eye socket, cheekbone and nose playing for Blackburn against Preston in January.
The 29-year-old was caught by Peter Clarke’s high boot and the Northern Irishman required an operation which included metal plates in his head and a face reconstruction.
And Foxes defender Evans, who faced Southampton in the Premier League on the same day, has revealed his emotions of the moment he found out about the horrific injury.
Evans, 32, said: “It was quite scary actually because I was playing in a match as well.
“I always come in and check Corry’s results and I saw he came off early in the game.
“I knew he had been struggling with a knee injury so I thought that’s why he came off.
“It wasn’t long after that when I got in the car that I got a text off my dad to say he had a bad injury in the match and he had a fractured skull.
“Straight away whenever you hear that, you start really panicking and you are on the phone trying to find out what is going on.”
Medics on the scene diagnosed the fractured eye socket, cheekbone and nose but it wasn’t until Evans was taken to hospital where a CT scan revealed the fractured skull.
‘FEELING GOOD’
Following the op, the Rovers midfielder has made a speedy recovery from the traumatic incident at Ewood Park three months ago.
And he says he would have returned to training with the Championship club next week if the season had not been stopped due to the coronavirus.
Evans, who took part in a Twitter chat with Jonny hosted by Northern Ireland’s official account: “It’s ten weeks since the operation and I’m feeling good.
“The first couple of weeks were tough, I was lying in bed every day and in pain.
“But every passing day and week I’ve been getting better. I feel back to my normal self and I’m doing everything I used to do.
“They had to slice from my left ear right the way over my head to the other side. They had to peel my face down and reconstruct because it was all pushed in.
“What they can do is unbelievable. I had to have stitches under my eyes because they had to insert plates as well as plates in my forehead to support and keep it all in place.
“The surgeon has done a great job and I’ll be forever grateful to him.
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“I’ve no worries about heading a football again. A lot of people have said to me, ‘How are you going to head a football again with metal plates in your head?’
“I started with a sponge ball and have been building up my confidence because I knew it was going to be the biggest obstacle.
“My next progression is to head a size five ball. That’s my next target. Once I do that – and I’ve got plenty of time now – I’ll be ready to go.”
