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Article: ALL IN THE FAMILY FOR ONE MORE YEAR AL AND BEN JOHNSON WANT TO ERASE LAST YEAR'S BAD TASTE -- AND IMPROVE THEIR NFL DRAFT VALUE.(SPORTS)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- March 24, 2002
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Byline: Tom Mulhern Wisconsin State Journal
They both felt there was so much left to be accomplished.
They also were not ready to leave with that awful taste from last season fresh in their mouths.
So, University of Wisconsin offensive linemen Al Johnson and Ben Johnson, cousins and close friends from Southern Door High School in Brussels, elected to return for their senior seasons.
They made their decisions independently, but for many of the same reasons: to improve their stock for the 2003 NFL Draft and to wipe away those feelings from last year's disappointing 5-7 season.
"I think it was pretty much cut and dried at the end ...