“I play the game because of the moments I had in the backyard.”
Defensive end Anthony Johnson’s roots lie with those of former Jets RB and high school star Joe McKnight.
“Growing up in New Orleans, there wasn’t too much to look at — our Saints weren’t too good,” Johnson told Eric Allen and Larry Hardesty on Inside the Jets. “But at the end of the day, Joe McKnight was such a great role model for the young kids like myself and aspiring football players that wanted to be something in life.”
In his two years playing varsity football at John Curtis Christian High School, McKnight totaled 1,884 yards, playing all three phases of the game.