Ladies And Gentlemen, Football Great Johnnie Morton

PublishedJune 3, 2007

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Johnnie Morton spent most of his NFL career with the Detroit Lions. His MMA debut puts him on roughly the same career arc.

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In 38 seconds, he was knocked cold by a former stand-up comedian. I don't mean to make fun, I'm sure he can rebound from this and go on to whip much ass. But after a career spent with the Lions, feuding with Jay Leno, and having Matt Millen call him a "faggot" ... I was hoping to see Johnnie have a little better luck with MMA.

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