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Florida Atlantic quarterback De’Andre Johnson opens up about career-threatening blood clots in “Last Chance U” special

Florida Atlantic quarterback De’Andre Johnson called his 2017 season, a year that saw him play only one game before undergoing emergency surgery for blood clots in his arm, a “character-building year” in an interview featured in Netflix’s “EMCC & Life After.”

“Not knowing if you gonna play again this season or what the outcome is gonna be, that was the tough part right there,” Johnson says.

Before signing with FAU in Dec. 2016, Johnson played at East Mississippi Community College and starred in the second season of the critically acclaimed documentary series “Last Chance U.” To coincide with the third season’s premiere on Friday, Netflix also released “EMCC & Life After” as an hour-long episode serving as a “where are they now?