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Free Agent Keyshawn Johnson Signs With ESPN
Published 5/24/2007 by Brandon at Acme Packing Company: Front Page Posts
... ESPN must have liked what they saw from WR Keyshawn Johnson during his extended tryout during the NFL draft because they signed the free agent and beat out several teams, including the Packers, for his services.

Johnson admits Packer interest
Published 5/24/2007 by Brian Carriveau at Green Bay Railbird Central
... Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports, "Besides the Packers, Johnson said teams expressing interest in him were the Tennessee Titans, Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots. He said a few other teams were interested as well, but he did not name them."

Packers wanted Keyshawn
Published 5/24/2007 by Ben Maller at Ben Maller's Sports Rumors & Notes
... Besides the Packers, Keyshawn Johnson said teams expressing interest in him were the Tennessee Titans, Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots. He said a few other teams were interested as well, but he did not name them. "They were very interested," Johnson said Wednesday, referring to the Packers. "We continued to talk to them. My agent continued to talk to them. "Reggie McKenzie did a terrific job in trying to persuade us at some point in time to take a look at the Green Bay Packers," Johnson said, referring to the pro personnel director for the Packers.

Like Every Other WR, Patriots Showed Interest in Keyshawn Too
Published 5/24/2007 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... I guess this shouldn't be all that surprising given how the off-season has played out so far. But, well, I'm kinda surprised. According to ESPN's newest talking bobblehead NFL analyst, Keyshawn Johnson mentioned the New England Patriots as one of four teams expressing interest in his services .

Keyshawn to the Packers?
Published 5/25/2007 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... I love it that Keyshawn is spending his early retirement on somewhat of a goodwill tour around the league. By training camp, he will have every fanbase convinced that he would've played for their team had ESPN not come calling.