Published: Thursday, 4th February, 2010 2:08pm

Johnston out for NFL

Cavan's preparations for their NFL Division Three campaign have been rocked by the news that star forward Seanie Johnston looks set to be out for up to three months with an elbow injury sustained in a Sigerson Cup match with DCU against UCD yesterday (Wednesday).

Former GPA Player of the Month Johnston has been the Breffni Blues' top scorer for the past three seasons but looks likely to play no part in the league, which begins for Tommy Carr's men this Sunday with a tricky-looking away trip to Roscommon.

"Sean has a broken elbow and it looks as if he will be out for the whole league campaign," confirmed Cavan county board PRO Declan Woods.

"He suffered the injury while playing for DCU in the Sigerson Cup yesterday. It's a blow to us but we'll have to get on with things as best we can."

The injury to Johnston, who was withdrawn after 37 minutes having scored 0-2, will heap further pressure on Carr, whose side were beaten in all three McKenna Cup matches last month.

Meanwhile, Woods rubbished recent reports of an injury to Johnston's Cavan Gaels teammate Micheál Lyng.

"Micheál is fit and available for selection, I spoke to him and he doesn't know where that story came from," stated Woods.