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The NFL draft is always an emotional night when you consider the fact that a number of athletes are receiving life-changing news that they will get to play football at the next level.
However, after the new that Oregon Ducks superstar Kayvon Thibodeaux would be going to the New York Giants with the No. 5 pick in the draft, we got to see a reaction from coach Don Johnson, the Ducks’ Director of Player Personnel who is currently recovering from a serious medical emergency that took place earlier this spring.
Neither the university nor the family have released much information publically about what happened to Johnson earlier this year, but it’s been serious to keep him away from the program for several months.
Now, we are lucky enough to be able to see his reaction to the news that Thibodeaux was getting drafted on Thursday night.
He’s making progress!!! This is his reaction to kayvon getting drafted tonight🙏🏽 @kayvont @CoachDonJ pic.twitter.com/ccYTeko9uY
— Keenan Speer-Johnson (@_KeenanJohnson) April 29, 2022
“Yes sir!”
It’s unclear if Johnson will return to the Oregon program in the future and join the team once again, but right now we are focused on his health and giving him and his family time to heal and work towards his recovery.
In the meantime, it’s awesome to see videos like this.
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