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Keyshawn Johnson has only been with the Carolina Panthers a few months, yet his teammates have already picked up on one thing about the ultraconfident, loquacious receiver.
"Win or lose, Keyshawn's going to have the last word," fellow receiver Steve Smith said Sunday after Johnson scored two touchdowns and had a clutch catch to help set up the winning field goal in a 26-24 victory over his old team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The defeat was especially costly for the Bucs (0-3). Tampa Bay lost quarterback Chris Simms, who had his spleen removed after taking several hard hits. He was in stable condition Sunday night at St. Joseph's Hospital and was expected to make a full recovery.
Johnson insisted returning to Raymond James Stadium for the first time in three years was more about Carolina (1-2) getting its first victory than him getting personal satisfaction against former coach Jon Gruden. He got both, thanks to Jake Delhomme, who led a last-minute drive that produced John Kasay's fourth long field goal of the day with 2 seconds remaining.
"However it happened, it happened. We won the football game. That's the most important thing to me," Johnson said. "I'm not really caught up in any other hoopla. That was four years ago. ... I just care about helping this team get to a championship."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/09/24/bucs.panthers.ap/index.html
"Win or lose, Keyshawn's going to have the last word," fellow receiver Steve Smith said Sunday after Johnson scored two touchdowns and had a clutch catch to help set up the winning field goal in a 26-24 victory over his old team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The defeat was especially costly for the Bucs (0-3). Tampa Bay lost quarterback Chris Simms, who had his spleen removed after taking several hard hits. He was in stable condition Sunday night at St. Joseph's Hospital and was expected to make a full recovery.
Johnson insisted returning to Raymond James Stadium for the first time in three years was more about Carolina (1-2) getting its first victory than him getting personal satisfaction against former coach Jon Gruden. He got both, thanks to Jake Delhomme, who led a last-minute drive that produced John Kasay's fourth long field goal of the day with 2 seconds remaining.
"However it happened, it happened. We won the football game. That's the most important thing to me," Johnson said. "I'm not really caught up in any other hoopla. That was four years ago. ... I just care about helping this team get to a championship."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/09/24/bucs.panthers.ap/index.html
