At the end of Tuesday’s Senior Bowl practice, two of the best players on the American team lined up opposite each other. Florida State edge defender Jermaine Johnson squared up against Kentucky’s behemoth offensive tackle Darian Kinnard. As the rest of the squad watched, Johnson tried his best to go through Kinnard to get to Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe for three straight reps.
Johnson decisively won the first rep, and he let Kinnard know it. The second was indecisive. The third rep, Kinnard perfectly stymied Johnson’s spin move attempt, and waved goodbye to Johnson as the rest of the American team offense roared.