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How Jaylon Johnson will stay motivated after earning an extension with the Chicago Bears: ‘I want that yellow jacket’

Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson speaks with the media at Halas Hall on Monday, March 11, 2024, in Lake Forest.

When cornerback Jaylon Johnson considered Monday morning how he will maintain his drive for greatness as he returns to the Chicago Bears on a new contract, he remembered the self-motivation he learned from his father.

As a kid, Johnson watched Johnny Johnson Sr. play flag football and saw his father talking to himself on the field.

“He’d be like, ‘That dude over there thinks I’m soft or I’m weak,‘“ Johnson said. “I’m like, ‘Dad, what the hell you talking about? … Did he really say that?’ He’d be like, ‘I believe he

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