When the Cardinals work on special teams at the beginning of their various on-field workouts this offseason, David Johnson has some free time.
It’s “strange,” the running back admitted, because he had played special teams all his life and first garnered notice in the NFL in part for his work on kickoff returns. But when you are a star offensive weapon whose absence most of 2017 underscored how important you really were to your team, Johnson’s days in the transition game are long past.
So while his teammates work on punt plays or kickoff coverage, Johnson usually is getting one-on-one lessons with running backs coach Kirby Wilson, as Johnson tries to build on a game that made him an MVP candidate two years ago.