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Johnson welcomes heavy workload

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- The ritual began rather innocuously in an Oct. 26, 2003 game against the Seattle Seahawks. In only the second start of his career, Rudi Johnson began pedaling a stationary bike on the sidelines to keep his legs loose in the fourth quarter. Subbing for injured starter Corey Dillon that day, Johnson ran for 101 yards on 25 carries, the first century-mark performance of his NFL career. Four years later, with three straight seasons of 1,300 or more rushing yards on his r&eacut ...

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