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Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach was in the Blum Student Union cafeteria lunch line when rookie running back Emmett Johnson caught him off guard. Johnson asked a direct question — and one Veach acknowledges now he wasn't fully prepared for. 'Y'all don't think I can block, do you?'
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Rookie Johnson's hot start driven by blocking ability and role development.

Rookie running back Emmett Johnson has had a hot start with the Chiefs; the source highlights a story in which Johnson directly asked Chiefs GM Brett Veach in a cafeteria lunch line, 'Y'all don't think I can block, do you?'—a question Veach acknowledges he wasn't fully prepared for. This anecdote underscores Johnson's proactive approach to proving his blocking ability and securing a role in an offense increasingly built around the running game.

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