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THE GRIND: Lambert's Johnson balances star power in two sports
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"You don’t always have to talk to be the leader; the loudest guy out there isn’t necessarily the leader," Johnson said. "Your role might be to pick up balls after practice, to cheer other people up, to score touchdowns…there’s no small role on this team, and if everybody does their part, we’ll be successful." - photo by Micah Green
Imagine, for a second, that you had been transported unknowingly to the bleachers of Johns Creek High School’s Colosseum last Friday night. After the initial shock of, well—teleportation—wore off, you would have seen Lambert senior cornerback Jeremy Johnson return two kickoffs for touchdowns in the first quarter alone and intercept a pass in the end zone one quarter later. You would have asked a neighbor what major Division I football program the 5-foot-10, 165-pound Johnson was going to play for.