Chris Johnson watches football whenever possible. He also knows talent when he sees it. Now the man nicknamed “CJ2K” for being among the NFL’s exclusive group of running backs with a 2,000-yard rushing season is ready to see if scouting is his way to stay involved with the league.
Arizona Cardinals running back Chris Johnson warms up before an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Nov. 29, 2015. Johnson watches football whenever possible. He also knows talent when he sees it. Now the man nicknamed CJ2K for being among the NFL ’s exclusive group of running backs with a 2,000-yard rushing season is ready to see if scouting is his way to stay involved with the league.
Roman Oben, the NFL’s vice president of football development played 12 seasons as an offensive lineman, said players scout opponents during their careers. That helped him know how to evaluate offensive and defensive linemen and linebackers.
Former players also will have a chance to see just how much they really are committed to the grind of being a scout. The Senior Bowl is held in Mobile, Alabama, requiring either a couple of flights or flying to Pensacola, Florida, and driving an hour west.“You’re grading film on college prospects now that are going to be drafted in 2025 so you’re really diving into the X’s and O’s, right, so to speak,” Oben said.
“I feel like I know how to spot talent,” Johnson said. “Is this player going to be good, or does he fit this system or that system?”
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