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How Cardinals’ David Johnson helped Seahawks’ Rashaad Penny navigate a rocky rookie season

Midway through his rookie season, Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny finally found his burst. Cardinals running back David Johnson and NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk helped. Here's how.

This is a story about friends and enemies.

Sometimes they’re the same.

Take Rashaad Penny and David Johnson, for example. Penny — the Seahawks’ elusive rookie running back, who has missed the last two games with a knee injury — was selected by Seattle in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

But before that happened, he received some unexpected help.

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