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Originally Posted by Rain Man
The weird thing about Johnson is that I really do think he loves the game of football. Remember that he had the jerseys of running backs sewn into the fabric of his car seats? And when they did a profile of him once his hobby was painting, and he was painting a picture of Jim Brown in uniform? I wonder why that love didn't translate to a long career. Maybe he loves the game but simply can't handle the business and the politics of the sport, but you'd think he'd still be working hard when he's on the field.
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I wonder about that too. He loves the game, and had tons of talent... but he was always hyper-sensitive to any perceived slight. He came to KC with a chip on his shoulder, and seemingly never even made an effort to shrug it off.
It'd be sad, if he wasn't such a prick about... well, everything.