The following has to be the most SELFLESS comments that I have EVER read from any NFL player and anyone who speaks against this man really needs to ashamed of themselves. We do not live pristine lives where we should judge ANYONE and call them out of their names because of what someone else says or that we think that we are so much better than the rest of the world because our lives are mistake-free .
I wonder why no one is blogging about how selfish Brian Urlacher is because he wants his contract renewed (
). Johnson is not asking for any money, he wants his team to be better and for those who road the back of everyone else without knowing any facts and called him a "me-first clown", please read about how he wants help
throughout the team and especially on
defense. A guy who would be considered "me-first" would be wanting help to make
his numbers better. He is worried about his TEAM!
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d807f7f6b&template=with-video&confirm=true"I will take the criticism," Johnson said. "I will stick by my guns, and I will not be there. I feel things need to be done to make this team better. I don't blame Marvin Lewis. I love him. You have never heard me say one bad thing about my coaches or teammates. I know it's not up to Coach Lewis. Whether I'm traded, or if we get better players, is not up to him. If it was up to Coach Lewis, then he would do it."
"What's changed for me is that I don't feel that we can compete," Johnson said. "Look at Cleveland and what they are doing to win. The Patriots and Indianapolis are going for a ring every year. When going for a ring, it all starts at the top. We need to do more and bring in more. We're staying the same. Yes, we have good players, but we need great players. We need defense. They say the money is tied up on offense; I'm not buying it. Look at others teams who are doing it, like Cleveland."
Johnson's production has remained consistent despite the team's decline. He caught 97 passes for 1,432 yards and nine touchdowns in 2005; 87 passes for 1,369 yards and seven touchdowns in 2006; and 93 passes for 1,440 yards and eight touchdowns last season. However, he acknowledged that a number of dropped passes last season affected not only the team's performance but his own emotional state.
"(Last year) wasn't a good year for me, and it's killing me," Johnson said. "I asked my coaches, 'Is it me, or am I just that bad?' I dropped balls against Buffalo and San Francisco that could have been game-changing plays. I was in tears trying to find answers to why I was playing so bad. I've raised the bar so high that 1,400 yards, eight TDs are no longer enough."
"I already know how the draft is going to play out," he said. "DT first, wide receiver second, DB third. But you can draft as many wide receivers as you want to, but you will never get another Chad. I know I'm emotional, but I will give you everything I got. I've lived for this game since I was 4 years old. I don't drink, I don't smoke or get into trouble."
"I love this game and will give everything for it. I can't get married, because I'd get divorced from September to January. I'm too afraid to fail to allow anything to come before football. But now, my love of the game is being used against me."
