You couldn't help but feel for Jim Johnson today when he talked to the media.
This has been a tough stretch for the coach since the Eagles beat the Giants in the playoffs. That's whey he and his wife realized that the cancer was probably back.
They knew something wasn't right and he started feeling ill.
He battled through it and had to endure the heart-breaking loss to the Cardinals. Of course he relived the loss over and over in his head, but he didn't even get the chance to look at the video of the game because he had to address his health.
We could see the Jim wasn't at full strength when he was talking to us today.
He had a cough which was consistent before or after each sentence, yet you could see he was still battling.
Not asking for any sympathy, Johnson has the same workload as he's had since he's been the team's defensive coordinator.
He doesn't walk well and he spends the practices on a golf cart but J.J. is enjoying every minute of it.
Throughout the news conference, the coach talked about how much he appreciates his job and the NFL. He said he loves this mini-camp because he gets the chance to be around the players.
Johnson said he's looking forward to a time when he won't need the treatments any more.
