In the 2017 season opener, Kirk Johnson finally made it back into game action for the Texas Longhorns, playing on special teams after rehabbing following knee surgery and a hamstring issue during preseason camp.
He had missed the entire 2016 season due to injury.
The return was short lived, however, as Johnson didn’t appear in another game for the Longhorns last season, though he was on the field warming up with the team before the Kansas State game.
In November, Johnson apparently underwent surgery that kept him from walking for more than six weeks:
Since then, Johnson’s been hard at work in the weight room building his upper body until he was able to walk for the first time this week:
Now a redshirt junior, Johnson still hopes to get back on the field for Texas this fall.