Baltimore Ravens safety Matt Elam nearly ran out of breath trying to come up with words to describe wide receiver Calvin Johnson, the main object of focus for the team’s defensive backfield Monday night in Detroit.
“Big, fast, athletic, unstoppable, freak,” Elam said
Curiously, Elam went in another direction when asked how best to cover the 28-year-old Johnson, who’s amassed a club-record 9,184 yards receiving and 67 touchdowns in less than seven years.
“He’s pretty old, so I don’t know how physical he’ll be,” Elam said. “He’s a big guy, but he’s older. I guess when they get older they’re not going to be as physical, you know what I’m saying? We’re going to have to be physical, make him uncomfortable.”
Elam is 6 years younger than Johnson, but he’s also 7 inches shorter and around 25 pounds lighter. So he might not want to test his theory about Johnson’s physicality in a one-on-one situation in the open field. from espn.com
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