GAINESVILLE, Fla. – He can watch the bodies collide, the exact sequence, the hit. He can pinpoint the exact moment his football career ended.
He’s got the video on his phone. He keeps it there, and he’s watched it about a dozen times in the past three months. Roderick Johnson doesn’t find it that strange. It’s more surreal than anything.
“Every time I look at it, it sends chills through my body,” Johnson says, his voice soft. “I was like, wow, my football career is really — on tape — being snatched from me.”
The video shows a slice of Florida’s scrimmage on April 3.