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Derrick Johnson Makes Plays Tuesday, Says Coaching is in His Future

At 34 years old, the Kansas City Chiefs’ all-time leading tackler, Derrick Johnson, doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone.

Johnson, who is heading into his 13th year with the Chiefs, is already going down as one of the best defensive players in franchise history.

And it doesn’t take long from watching him at practice—even one in shorts with predominantly rookies, which was the case over the last two days at Chiefs’ training camp—to see that passion he still has for the game.

Johnson, who is working his way back from a torn Achilles tendon that cut short his 2016 season, can be heard from well over 100 yards away encouraging those around him and communicating what he sees to his teammates in the middle of the play.