Said Johnson: “I heard he said, ‘You people don’t realize how good that team was defensively. They led the league one year in defense. It was always a battle to play them.’ That took away some of the perception of the Miami days.”
His Dolphins linebacker, Zach Thomas, was one of the hundreds who called to congratulate Johnson. Thomas is a Hall finalist, and his fate will be revealed on Feb. 1.
“Let’s get you in,” Johnson said. “We’ll go in together.”
What a night that would be in Canton. Johnson, though, is still riding the emotion of that live TV moment — as is everyone on the Fox team.