GEORGETOWN, Ky. - (PHOTO_ AP) This used to be "Camp ChRock," where the only people
that saw Bengals fullback Jeremi Johnson were strength and conditioning
coaches Chip Morton and Rock Oliver as they put him through three
grueling workouts per day in order to get him ready for the season.
It was a sad story last Thanksgiving Week
when the Bengals let him go. Here's a guy who earned the league's
richest contract for a fullback in April 2006 and responded with a Pro
Bowl alternate season. But he then had trouble staying in shape and it
led to his release off injured reserve (knee).But
this week he figures to be one of the big storylines in the documentary
on the Bengals camp when the first episode of Hard Knocks airs on HBO
Wednesday at 10 p.m.Between the June 20 end of minicamp and the
July 30 report date, the Bengals wondered if they would have a new
fullback or if they would just give up Camp ChRock if Johnson came in
overweight like the past couple of camps. After all, they had three and
they had just drafted one.But when
Johnson laid it all out in his conditioning test to pass, they had
their answer. "Ask Chip Morton," Johnson said of how he did it.
Northern Kentucky strength guru of The Workout at Covington, Dr. Ted Lambrinides also operated."Teddy kicked my butt," Johnson admitted.story by Geoff Hobson www.bengals.com
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