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Key to the kingdom

By Ralph Wiley
Page 2 columnist

Thursday, November 20, 2003

Pressure will cook a ham. I'm not saying Keyshawn Johnson is a ham. I'm not saying Jon Gruden is a ham. I'm not saying Dan Patrick is a ham. I'm not saying I'm one, either. But I am saying that we all could have played one on TV. Keyshawn being the best at it, of course, as he would no doubt insist. Keyshawn always insists. He's more insistent than immortal. When you're the better part of 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds, insistent sometimes works. Keyshawn doesn't miss starts -- not for physical reas ...

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