Every player cherishes his first big play of his pro career, and so does Dallas Birddogs DT Beefcake Johnson. When asked what was the most highlight-reel worthy play of the season, he answered, "oh, definitely my forced fumble in week 4 against the Grey Ducks. Fourth Quarter, game on the line, their star running back gets it in our red zone, BOOM! I shed the block, and lit him up! He probably doesn't even remember the play, that's how hard I hit him. Anyway, game over, we win, we celebrate together, onto the next one." Well, there were still 6 minutes on the clock, Johnson actually punched the ball out instead of hitting the ballcarrier, who wasn't Grey Ducks superstar Madison Hayes, but rookie Fullback Tom Adamo on his only carry of the game, and the Birddogs didn't recover the ball (Minnesota would go on to kick a field goal), and Johnson stumbled over his own feet and fell face-first to the ground when trying to recover the ball, but it appears that the asking reporter didn't dare to correct the 330-pound rookie. His team would still win a close game, and Johnson contributed with 5 tackles and said forced fumble, so it's still probably fair to call this Johnson's highlight of his young career.
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