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Eric Bieniemy on rookie RB Emmett Johnson: “It's hard for me to keep giving this Nebraska Cornhusker this much damn respect ... it ain't by chance that he's had success when called upon, because you talk about a kid that does not take anything for granted. He goes out there and he works — whatever you ask him to do, he's gonna try to excel at it.” Adds: “That's the type of mental and physical attitude that you want from all your players.”

Patrick Mahomes on rookie RB Emmett Johnson: “He's a super talented player, and he just brings joy — he brings joy every single day he's in the locker room. He's smiling, he has the right mindset, the right energy, and he wants to be great.”