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Johnson’s DB teammates showing him path to the NFL

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Post published:August 17, 2021
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PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Third-year starting cornerback Leonard Johnson. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN DURHAM – Two NFL rookie defensive backs from Duke are impressing their respective teams with their training camp and preseason play – Michael Carter II with the New York Jets and Mark Gilbert with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nobody is watching them closer in preseason games, texting them and calling them than redshirt senior Leonard Johnson, Duke’s third-year starting cornerback. “That’s motivation,” Johnson…

Duke Football takes on the NC State Wolfpack at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, NC. October 17, 2020

Duke’s next man up is its third center of the season; Gilbert opts out for season

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Post published:October 26, 2020
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PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Graham Barton replaced injured Will Taylor against N.C. State. By TOM SHANAHAN Duke football is back on the game-week preparation clock following a bye, but not everybody has returned to the practice field. The struggling Blue Devils (1-5) continue to struggle with injuries as they prepare to face Charlotte (2-1), a Conference-USA member, in a 7 p.m. game Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke head coach David Cutcliffe confirmed the expected, that the knee injury…