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Bucs DE George Johnson plans bounceback season under new staff

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TAMPA — A year ago, the Bucs traded a fifth-round draft pick to the Lions to land DE George Johnson, who got a three-year, $7 million contract then lost his starting job and failed to get a single sack.

As he prepares for the upcoming season, Johnson is now fighting for a roster spot, even more so if the Bucs take a defensive end high in this weekend's draft. He said a new defensive coordinator and scheme should help him get back to the form he had in 2014, when he had six sacks.