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If teams don't choose Johnson, he'll look at options
Saturday, April 26, 2008
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Sounding like the son of an NFL veteran, Dionte Johnson said this week that it might be better for him not to be selected in the draft this weekend.
"If I go as a free agent, that might work out better," said the Ohio State fullback and son of Pepper Johnson, a longtime player and current New England Patriots assistant coach.
The thinking goes like this: Rather than be drafted very late, maybe by a team that doesn't really want or need him, Dionte believes he might end up in a better place by fielding numerous calls from teams who want him as a free agent.
"Then I can pick the best organization for me," he said. "I can look at which teams might need fullbacks the most."
Johnson, an Eastmoor Academy product, is not projected to be drafted. He is ranked by various services as somewhere between the eighth- and 14th-best fullback in the draft. During the past five years, an average of five fullbacks get drafted.
The good news for Johnson, though, is that an average of 12 fullbacks are signed to free-agent deals each year, so he's a safe bet to be in an NFL camp soon.
"You can't make too many plans right now," he said. "You don't know where you're going to be next year."
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The Columbus Dispatch : If teams don't choose Johnson, he'll look at options
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