The Facts: Johnson emerged as the Vikings No. 1 target last year in his second season, though he didn’t even start the season with the team. Johnson won’t have to worry about getting cut and being placed on a practice squad out of training camp for the first time in his career, but that fact doesn’t satisfy him. “In this business, you’re never secure,” Johnson said. “You never want to lie down and say, ‘Hey, I made it.’ I’m always working, and we’re always working together. Nobody here has been handed anything, and we’re just ready to come out here and work and become the best players we can be.”
Diehards Line:
The Vikings signed Johnson off the Browns practice squad in Week 3. He finished with 31 catches for 475 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 15.3 yards per catch. Johnson, a seventh round pick in 2013 by the Packers, was signed off Green’s Bay’s practice squad by the Browns during OC Norv Turner’s only season in Cleveland. Johnson won’t technically be labeled as the No. 1 receiver with the Vikings trading for Mike Wallace from the Dolphins, but he’s expected to have a big role in the offense. Johnson built a rapport with Teddy Bridgewater once he took over as the starting “X” receiver over Cordarrelle Paterson, and the chemistry continued throughout OTAs and minicamp this offseason. Don't overlook him come draft day.