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Article: Keyshawn Johnson Inks $56 Million Contract In trade To Tampa Bay.(Brief Article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- May 1, 2000
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Keyshawn Johnson recently became the NFL's highest-paid wide receiver when he signed an eight-year, $56 million contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Johnson was traded by the New York Jets for two first-round draft picks, giving New York four first-round draft picks.
"I don't know what could have prevented me from getting traded," Johnson said in a press conference. "I'm sitting here happy as pie but shocked. No man is invincible."
Johnson's trade to Tampa moves the team closer to the Super Bowl, fans say.
"I'm not a savior," Johnson said. "All I can say ...