Nothing could've prepared him for the news he would receive during his shift.
"I actually got a text that morning from a college coach saying, 'Dwayne, congratulations! I saw you on (TV),'" Johnson said. "It caught me off guard because I wasn't even aware of it. I just asked him, 'Where did you see it?' And then I ended up getting a video sent to me by my mother."
On Saturday, Calumet's standout defensive back was announced as the recipient of the NFL's Way to Play award for a tackle he made on a kickoff against River Forest on Oct. 9.