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Watch: Inky Johnson addresses Tennessee football team

Former Tennessee defensive back Inky Johnson addressed the football team on Friday night just ahead of the team’s scrimmage on Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium. Johnson, who has become an outstanding motivational speaker since losing his football career due to injury, delivered an important message to the 2019 roster over the weekend.

Watch the full clip below.



"When you press forward in the midst of the opposition ... you're not just building a mentality for the game of football, you're building a mentality that's going to sustain you 20, 30, 40, 50 years from now.