DL Johnson cleared to play: Bengals DL Michael Johnson (shoulder) has been cleared to play Week 12 vs. Cleveland after showing up as probable on the injury report. (Updated 11/27/2011)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/26/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Johnson has three sacks in 10 games. He could see some extra reps at DE with Carlos Dunlap out, but Johnson still has low-end Fantasy appeal. (Updated 11/27/2011).
05/07/2012 00:13 2009 NFL Draft Revisited
Before prospects even take the field, most of us are guilty of "grading" each team on how they did in the draft. While there is nothing wrong with immediately evaluating each team*s draft class, a more practical exercise is to give prospects two or three seasons to prove themselves in the NFL
04/28/2012 10:10 2012 NFL Draft: Plenty of Diamonds in the Rough available on Day Three
Whether in the first round or via sifting through the undrafted free-agent pool, the ability to find 'diamonds in the rough' is one aspect that separates the good NFL scouting departments from the great ones. Below is a list of players who for whatever reason still haven't heard their name called -- but have shown legitimate NFL-caliber traits.
Michael Johnson improved as a pass rusher in 2011, totaling 6.0 sacks, five passes defensed and 42 total tackles, making for a career year. Johnson is entering a contract year, so the best may be yet to come for him. We'd pencil him in as a No. 3 Fantasy defensive lineman worth a late-round pick on the hope that he plays big in his money-making season. (Updated 4/19/12)
