{"id":1421,"date":"2023-03-28T20:07:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T01:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=1421"},"modified":"2023-03-28T20:07:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T01:07:16","slug":"tate-johnsons-return-to-practice-a-positive-thing-for-auburns-athletic-offensive-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/tate-johnsons-return-to-practice-a-positive-thing-for-auburns-athletic-offensive-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Tate Johnson\u2019s return to practice \u2018a positive thing\u2019 for Auburn\u2019s \u2018athletic\u2019 offensive line"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AUBURN<\/strong> \u2014 It appears to be a quick recovery for Auburn offensive lineman Tate Johnson.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/auburn-tigers\/news\/two-auburn-offensive-players-injured-will-miss-remainder-of-spring-camp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hugh Freeze said last week that it was unlikely that Johnson would return this spring, citing an elbow injury.<\/a><\/strong> But on Monday, Johnson was seen back with the first-team offensive line. <\/p>\n<p>Offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery confirmed Johnson\u2019s return to the team on Tuesday, saying having Johnson back was a \u201cbolt in the arm\u201d for the Tigers\u2019 offense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a guy that works extremely hard and takes pride about his work and how he approaches things,\u201d Montgomery said. \u201cI know he\u2019s still limited right now, but having him back in the mix is a positive thing right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tate Johnson suffered the same dislocated elbow injury last season, but it\u2019s unclear if it\u2019s the same arm as previously injured. Johnson started at center for Auburn during the first three football games of last season before being injured on the opening series of the Missouri game. He missed the remainder of the season. At the start of spring, Johnson moved from center to offensive guard, where he\u2019s performed well.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Tigers\u2019 offensive line, Montgomery dished out some rave reviews three weeks into spring ball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOffensive line has been a real positive surprise throughout the spring,\u201d he said. \u201cThe guys we\u2019ve been able to add to that room have made an impact. I think we\u2019re more athletic than what we\u2019ve been. They\u2019re moving well. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey understand what we\u2019re doing up front. I love the way they are approaching practice every day. That\u2019s been one of our strong suits throughout spring ball. We want to see them continue to raise the bar every day, continue to finish blocks and understanding what\u2019s that going to generate later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers will practice every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the most part leading into the April 8 spring game inside Jordan-Hare Stadium. Here\u2019s the schedule of practices: February 27, March 1, 3, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, April 3, 5, 7 and 8. Auburn took the week of March 5-11 off for spring break.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/auburn-tigers\/news\/tate-johnsons-return-to-practice-a-positive-thing-for-auburns-athletic-offensive-line\/\">Tate Johnson\u2019s return to practice \u2018a positive thing\u2019 for Auburn\u2019s \u2018athletic\u2019 offensive line<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/admin.on3.com\/\">On3<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUBURN \u2014 It appears to be a quick recovery for Auburn offensive lineman Tate Johnson&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}