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Stats incredible
Behold, the statistcal greatness of Titans RB Chris Johnson
Updated: December 3, 2009, 10:41 AM ET
By
Aaron Schatz | Football Outsiders
This story appears in the Dec. 14 issue of ESPN The Magazine. To read why ESPN The Magazine chose Johnson as one of its five top NEXT athletes, click here
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Together they weigh 975 pounds and stand nearly 31 feet tall. They've claimed dozens of awards and banked millions of dollars (well, except for the college freshman). They've teed up highlights and appeared more than 150 million times on Google. And, crazy as it sounds, they're just getting started. That's why ESPN The Magazine has named the following five athletes NEXT finalists.
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