How Eagles’ Brian Johnson connects with quarterbacks, according to former player
Updated Jan 28, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
New Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson had the same role at Mississippi State while tutoring standouts Dak Prescott and Nick Fitzgerald from 2014-16.AP
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When Brian Johnson arrived on the Mississippi State campus in 2014, he inherited a pair of promising young quarterbacks: Dak Prescott and Nick Fitzgerald.
Prescott was entering his first season as a starter, while Fitzgerald was a freshman who had just arrived about a month before Johnson.
While Prescott and Fitzgerald knew little about their new position coach, Johnson was able to quickly gain some clout with his young QBs when they learned he was on the cover of EA Sports’