The Facts:
Asked Wednesday if he thought he'd be 100 percent ready by Sept. 9 when the Chiefs open at Houston, Johnson said, "No, it'll take a little bit more than that. ..." The star RB, who ended his 25-day holdout Tuesday, added: "Obviously, coaches are going to do a great job trying to get me on track to where week two or week three of the season I can hit my full stride. ... I'm going to try pick up as fast as I can."
Reported by the Associated Press
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Still, as AP sports writer Doug Tucker suggests, after working out twice a day in Arizona while his teammates went through training camp, Johnson appears to be in top shape. And many think that taking off during camp and the first three exhibition games could prove beneficial after Johnson carried an NFL-record 416 times last year. Bottom line? We strongly suspect Johnson is sandbagging here. We think he'll be plenty ready for opening day.
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