The Redskins quietly added to their linebacker depth on Saturday when they signed former Texas linebacker Gary Johnson.
It would be normal to wonder about the quality of a player who was available to be signed in the middle of the NFL pre-season, but Johnson — who was first signed and later released by the Kansas City Chiefs — had a lot of fans among analysts this off-season, and his release from the Kansas City roster was a mild shock to Chiefs fans.
On the one hand, we all know that anyone categorized as an undrafted free agent is a longshot to make a team’s active roster.