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Stafon Johnson Dislocates Ankle

It was the comeback story of the decade: Stafon Johnson fought back from the brink of death, willing himself against all odds, all the way to a pro-career with the Tennessee Titans. Well Johnson’s career took another set back tonight, in the third quarter of the preseason opener against Pete Carroll’s Seattle Seahawks. Johnson had […]

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Stafon is the new LenDale

With LenDale reunited with Carroll in Seattle, the Titans were left without a bruising back. They need some “Smash” to complement Chris Johnson’s “Dash”. Well, they may have just found it. Meet the Johnsons. In a supremely classy move, head coach Jeff Fisher has picked up Stafon Johnson in free agency. Johnson, who had led […]

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NFL Draft; USC Shaft

What if I told you more WAC players would be taken in the first round than PAC players? What if I told you the Broncos would give up their 2nd, 3rd and 4th round draft picks to trade back into the first round and pick up…Tim Tebow? That Cal’s defensive tackle Tyson Alualu would go […]

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2010 Combine Updates

Here is how some Trojans are doing at this years NFL combine: Joe McKnight ran a 4.47 40 yard dash. This was fifth-best among running backs. McKnight had a 10’0″ standing broad jump mark and 36.5 vertical leap Everson Griffen bench pressed 225 lbs. 32 times and ran a 4.66 40, second best time among […]

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NFL draft: Stafon Johnson’s Senior (Bowl) moment

The biggest winner among USC prospects at the Senior Bowl undoubtedly was tailback Stafon Johnson. Never mind Johnson’s numbers in Saturday’s game — four carries for a net of 3 yards. Johnson proved he could play football again. He showed he could take a hit. He’ll be a factor in April’s 2010 NFL draft. Johnson […]

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Stafon returns to action

Check out this clip from “SportsCenter” that highlights Stafon Johnson’s return to the football field during this week’s Senior Bowl practices in Mobile, Ala.:

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Senior moments

Senior Bowl week has gotten underway in Mobile, Ala., with four Trojans on the South roster. You can watch offensive lineman Jeff Byers, tailback Stafon Johnson, safety Taylor Mays and tight end Anthony McCoy go to work during the week’s practices and in the game on Saturday at 1 p.m. on NFL Network, which is […]

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Senior Bowl puts Stafon Johnson back in the game

At the end of September, it wasn’t certain that USC running back Stafon Johnson would even live through a marathon surgery to repair "crushing injuries" to his throat after a bar holding 275 pounds fell on his neck during a routine bench press. In November, reporters were pleasantly surprised when Johnson whispered a few words […]

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USC football: Stafon Johnson’s first interview

USC tailback Stafon Johnson, on the mend from a career-threatening throat injury, granted his first verbal interview to ESPN for a piece set to run Christmas Eve. ESPN ran a snippet of it Tuesday night. Here’s what Johnson said: “I just vaguely remember sitting on that operating table. So many voices, so many different things […]

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2009 Team Awards

The Trojans held their annual end-of-the-year awards ceremony at the Nokia Club Sunday night. This years MVP is Damian Williams. Williams finished the season with 58 receptions for 821 yards and eight total touchdowns. Williams has until January 15th to decide if he will forgo his senior season to enter the NFL draft. Other Trojans […]

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