Arizona Cardinals 2nd-round Pick Will Johnson Getting Used To Many Ohio State Connections

In college football, the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines are one of the biggest rivalries in the nation. The Arizona Cardinals have a lot of Ohio State connections on their roster, but they also drafted former Michigan cornerback Will Johnson in the second round.

The former Wolverine is adjusting to so many Buckeyes as allies and teammates. Among the former Buckeyes are tackle Paris Johnson, receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., linebacker Baron Browning, fifth-round rookie cornerback Denzel Burke and undrafted rookie tackle Josh Fryar.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday ahead of rookie minicamp, Johnson joked about it.

"Fresh off the plane, I'm like, 'man, there are too many of y'all (Buckeyes) over here. They've got to get me out of here,'" he said. "But, nah, it's cool."

It's nothing new. Johnson said that he had been in Arizona at Exos. He "got really close" with Burke, now his teammate after being rivals. Former Ohio State receiver Emeka Egbuka trained with him as well. Egbuka was drafted in the first round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

He also went golfing with Harrison and Burke.

"They kind of eased me into it, so I'm good now," Johnson said. "It's no bad blood."

That's how it should be, at least until the college football season begins this fall and the two teams face off and compete in the Big Ten. Then we can expect some trash talk and likely wagers.

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