Bridgewater WR Johnson going to be big for Vikings
We've swung and mi sed on plenty of our "Making the Leap" candidates over the years, but the for receiver .With still and tumbling down the depth chart, it's Johnson who has earned the trust of . The quarterback pointed specifically to Johnson's 10-yard touchdown grab in the second quarter of Saturday's preseason win Chris Chugunov Jersey over the . he had ... with the defensive back all over his shoulders," Bridgewater said, per ESPN.com. "Charles, he Spencer Higdon Jersey 's a big, physical guy. He helps out in the run game with his blocking for the running backs and it showed tonight in the pa sing game in just the first half. ... He showed that he's going to be big for us this year."Score the victory for play-caller Norv Turner, who watched the 6-foot-2, 225-pound Johnson rehab from an ACL tear during their one season together with the in 2013. When wideout-needy Cleveland surprisingly attempted to stash the receiver away on their practice squad last summer, Turner and the snatched him up.Johnson barely made a dent William Barnes Jersey over the first half of last season, but surged down the stretch to lead Minnesota with 47 targets, 25 receptions and 415 receiving yards over the final seven weeks of the campaign. Before trading for , Turner called the third-year target "far and away our best receiver," with general manager Rick Spielman saying of Johnson: "We're very excited about his potential, his ability.""Charles continues to make plays," said Jake Collinsworth Jersey coach Mike Zimmer. "He catches the ball, he runs good routes. The touchdown that he caught, I though the guy was grabbing the heck out of him along the way, but Corey Bolds Jersey Charles is a big, strong receiver that has good speed and I think they're developing a pretty good camaraderie between them."The latest Podcast and gives its winners and losers from Week 2 of the preseason.
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