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Johnson has been better than ever this spring -- not an easy thing to say coming off a 1,681-yard, 16-touchdown season. The consensus outside the locker room is that Johnson won't match those numbers again this fall. Inside the locker room it's a different story. "You wouldn't think a guy like that can come back and get better but he does," teammate Nate Burleson said. "He's stronger and faster."
Reported by the Detroit Free Press
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That's kind of scary. Johnson became only the third player in league history with at least 95 catches, 1,600 yards and 15 touchdowns in a season. His receiving yards are the seventh-highest total in NFL history and the most since 2003. Only Johnson and Randy Moss have ever registered 1,600-plus yards and 16-plus touchdowns in a single season. Johnson had nine touchdowns in the first five games of the season -- the team started 5-0 -- and had three 200-yard receiving games over the last four games (including the team's playoff lost to the Saints). He's just the sixth player in league history with 45 touchdowns and 5,500 yards through his first five seasons. And he's getting better?
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