49ers' Johnson making up for lost time

For front-line NFL players, the final exhibition game is typically as meaningful as a promise that the check's in the mail. Most of them barely work up a sweat – if that – before taking a seat on the sidelines. Of course there's an exception to every rule. Friday night at Monster Park, that exception was 49ers wide receiver Bryant Johnson. After missing the first three exhibition games with a hamstring injury, Johnson made his long-awaited debut for the 49ers against the San Diego Chargers. He wasted little time making a good impression. On the first play of the 49ers' first drive, Johnson ran a deep post, broke wide open over the middle and caught Alex Smith's 23-yard strike. When Johnson bounced back up to his feet, he pumped his fist. There's no fist-pumping in exhibition games by expected starters. Well, in Johnson's case, we'll let that exuberance in a glorified scrimmage slide. "I felt good," Johnson said after the game. &qu...