Portland Timbers midfielder Will Johnson suffered a broken right leg after a collision with a Toronto defender just seconds into the Timbers game at Toronto Saturday afternoon.

Johnson will miss the remainder of the season.

Johnson took a slightly heavy touch on a ball and ran to chase it down. He collided with Toronto defender Mark Bloom near the center of the field very early in the Timbers 3-2 loss.

Johnson knew the injury was serious, he immediately signaled for a substitution to the Timbers bench. He remained on the turf for several minutes before he was carried off on a stretcher.

"When he stayed down, you know there's something wrong, because Will's not the guy to stay down long," center back Pa Modou Kah said. "So when he went down, especially at the beginning of the game, you fear for the worst."

"Any time you have a tackle that goes in like that (and) 50-50 two players clattering together is always difficult," Ridgewell said. "It's never a nice feeling to see someone go down like that."

Johnson's injury means the Timbers will lose their captain, his intensity and hustle as they try to earn a playoff berth in the final four games of the regular season.

Bradley, who has known Johnson since the two were kids, has no doubt that Johnson will recover from the injury.

"Will is as strong a guy as they come," Bradley said.

-- Geoffrey C. Arnold | @geoffreyCarnold