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Johnson

Johnson didn’t play in USC’s last nine games after a career-threatening accident in the weight room that left him with a crushed larynx. Playing in the Senior Bowl is a good idea and will confirm to scouts that Johnson is serious about the NFL. A projected mid- to late-round draft pick, Johnson (5'11/210) averaged 5.1 YPC in his final two college seasons, with 14 TDs.

He was in the 4.7 range at the Scouting Combine. Johnson is a mid- to late-round prospect after missing most of his senior year with a crushed larynx.

Johnson suffered a career-threatening crushed larynx in a weight room accident. After averaging 5.1 YPC in his final two seasons as a Trojan, he ran a good enough 4.59 at USC’s pro day. He picked a good spot to sign because the Titans have no depth behind Chris Johnson and Javon Ringer after the LenDale White trade.

Johnson dislocated his ankle and broke his fibula in the preseason last year. That came after his scary weightlifting accident at USC. Now he’s healthy and getting reps in practice with Chris Johnson holding out. If Johnson (Stafon, not Chris) makes the final roster, it will make for a nice story.

He’s definitely done for the year. Coach Jeff Fisher suggested Johnson would be healthy in 8-12 weeks, but we doubt it. He’s going on injured reserve.

Johnson will be placed on injured reserve after suffering a broken fibula and dislocated ankle in the preseason opener. The Titans could bring him back next summer as a reward for his dogged determination in fighting through multiple career-threatening injuries

“We have not given up on him. This is the opposite of that,” Fisher said after Johnson was waived/injured. Johnson came back from a life-threatening weightlifting accident at USC and has no plans to give up on his career now. He’ll be back to battle for a roster spot in 2011 training camp.

Pearman won’t be needed on returns with Damian Williams emerging, so he’s not guaranteed a roster spot. Expect either Blount or Johnson to pull ahead in August. Blount could give the offense a different look as a short-yardage battering ram.

Johnson got up from a tackle only to see his foot twisted to the wrong side of his body. He’s the USC RB that battled back from a life-threatening weight room accident last season. His former coach Pete Carroll joined him at the cart in a touching moment before he was taken to the locker room. The hard-luck rookie’s season is undoubtedly over.

He’ll be waived/injured early this week. While Johnson was a nice story at USC after coming back from a life-threatening weightlifting accident, he never had NFL-caliber tools. He could return to try to make the team in 2011.