Though the Detroit Lions went 6-10 in 2019, there were certainly some bright spots along the way.
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Possibly the brightest of those bright spots was rookie running back Kerryon Johnson who rushed for 641 yards on only 114 carries (5.4 ypc) in 10 games (7 starts).
On Thursday, Johnson met with the media and he gave an update on his health (knee) while also revealing when he hit the rookie wall last season. (Hint: It did not take him too long)
Kerryon Johnson says he's fully healthy: "Yep, ready to go." He missed the last few games of the 2018 season due to injury. Johnson became Detroit's lead back last season as a rookie before the injury. When asked when the rookie wall hit him last year,… https://t.co/oor5x7Erua
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) May 2, 2019
#Lions Kerryon Johnson asked if he hit a rookie wall last season: Rookie wall hit me in fall camp …
— Paula Pasche (@paulapasche) May 2, 2019
One of the biggest takeaways from Johnson’s presser is how funny he is and how we need to hear more Kerryon Johnson!!!
He even talked about Game of Thrones during the press conference and he does not care if you are caught up or not.
Kerryon Johnson doesn't care if you haven't been caught up on Game of Thrones. He's going to just talk about it.
"I watched it. You can watch it."
He went on a long Game of Thrones explanation.
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) May 2, 2019
Kerryon Johnson was a trip in today’s media session – joking about rookie walls, tweeting TJ Hockenson, and why he doesn’t care about spoiling Game of Thrones for anyone. Haha love when players let their personalities shine.
— Tori Petry (@sportstori) May 2, 2019