Johnson Starts for Panthers
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The comeback of Carolina’s Tshimanga Biakabutuka from reconstructive knee surgery hit a snag when the Panthers chose Anthony Johnson to start at halfback in their opener against Washington.
Biakabutuka, the Panthers’ top draft choice in 1996, played in four games before a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee required season-ending knee surgery.
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