WSSU Rams' Johnson doing it all on special teams

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- Just about every day, Winston-Salem State’s Will Johnson gets asked a simple question by fellow students.

“So, do you play on the baseball team?”

And Johnson, who is white, usually answers with a no, but sometimes he can’t resist.

“A few times I’ve said: ‘Yes, I’m a pitcher,’” he said with a smile.

That’s how life is for a kicker on the Rams’ football team.

Johnson is one of the more valuable players this season because he’s a rarity. He’s an actual returning starter for a team that lost close to 35 players off a 9-2 team from a year ago.

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