Last summer at New York Giants training camp, wide receiver Collin Johnson was forcing his way into the Giants’ plans under new head coach Brian Daboll.
Then, in a late August workout, Johnson suffered an Achilles injury that ended his season.
“He was making a really strong case for himself in camp and had a non-contact injury where he just kind of slipped and popped his Achilles,” Daboll said at the time.
Since then, the 6-foot-6, 225-pound former University of Texas star has been out-of-sight, out-of-mind.
Until now. The Giants have been beefing up their wide receiver corps this offseason with the subtraction of Kenny Golladay, the retention of Darius Slayton and Sterling Shepard, and the addition of Parris Campbell, Jamison Crowder and Jeff Smith.
That is all on top of a unit that still has last year’s second-round draft pick, Wan’Dale Robinson, surprise breakout Isaiah Hodgins and…Johnson.
Many believe the Giants are going to draft a top wideout in the first round of next month’s NFL draft. Others aren’t so sure. They think the Giants have done enough this offseason to field a competitive unit.
Much of that could be based on the fact that Johnson is rehabbing and working out hard and could be back in the mix come training camp.
Giants WR Collin Johnson, who tore his right Achilles late in a standout 2022 training camp, told me he is already running on turf and excited about returning even stronger for 2023. Rehab continues, but encouraging progress.
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) January 24, 2023
Collin Johnson working his way back from an Achilles injury. He was having a breakout camp before going down last August.
A big if but he could fill a huge void at X receiver for the Giants.#TommysTakes #TogetherBlue pic.twitter.com/0oB1t9YS63
— Tommy (@TommyG105) March 18, 2023
Sometimes the best moves are the ones you don’t make…
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