 Philadelphia Inquirer - Chad Johnson said Wednesday that it was Donovan McNabb who convinced him to at least attempt to be a team-first player, quiet his personal disappointments, and act in the best interest of his teammates and organization.
It was McNabb, whom Johnson called a close friend, who told the volatile and outspoken Johnson to cool it, to rejoin his team, and to play out this season.
"Donovan was a big influence," said Johnson. [He] really is one of the reasons why I really turned myself around and looked at my situation as more of a positive outlook and just thinking about all the people that would love to play this game, you know?
"He took me in that direction, instead of thinking about, 'Oh, I'm tired of losing and I don't want to be here anymore,' but just thinking about, 'Man, a lot of people wish they were in your shoes just to have the ability to play in the NFL.' That kind of turned me around, and that's why I've been as positive as I have been this year, and even though we're losing, man, I've just been plugging away." [READ] |
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