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Fantasy Football Articles - November 2003
Enclosed in this archive is every bit of the action and updates that occurred in November 2003 within the world of fantasy football. You may want to read these articles for research on players in the coming year, or just check to see if we were way off base with our reporting. Whatever the reason, it's all here for your enjoyment.
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6121,14,11,'Johnson Unlikely To Play This Week...','According to Associated Press sports writer Eddie Pells, newly-signed receiver Kevin Johnson missed practice while he got his physical Thursday, making it "unlikely" he will play this weekend, head coach Jack Del Rio said.
Nevertheless, the Jaguars were happy to have him and, based on some of his comments as he was leaving Cleveland, Johnson was glad to be leaving the Browns.
"Im getting on a plane and never looking back," he told reporters in Cleveland on Wednesday, the day after he was surprisingly cut by the Browns.
The Jaguars didnt make Johnson available for interviews Thursday, but Del Rio said he met with him briefly.
"I encouraged him that the sooner he puts that behind him and starts focusing on being a Jaguar, the better," Del Rio said.
Clearly, though, there is bitterness. Johnson was the teams leading receiver this season (41 catches, 381 yards), when head coach Butch Davis benched him last week, then subsequently cut him.
Johnson explained to reporters in Cleveland that he felt quarterback Kelly Holcomb and offensive coordinator Bruce Arians had it in for him and hastened his departure.
"Obviously, Bruce and myself never had a great relationship, and Kellys his guy," Johnson said. "Ive been fighting that battle for three years -- and hes won."
Davis accused Johnson of being selfish and giving less than full effort. Browns president Carmen Policy said Johnsons reaction to being benched gave him a "bad vibe." So bad, in fact, that the Browns were willing to dismiss a guy who the team had just committed $3.5 million in a signing bonus before the 2002 season.
But if theres a stigma attached to Johnson, few other NFL teams were too worried about it. No fewer than 16 teams reportedly put waivers claims in for the receiver. The Jaguars got him because they had the worst record of the teams.
Del Rio said he knows several people inside the Browns organization,
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