‘”I don’t really want to talk about that as much,” Johnson said of the Pats. “I don’t want to say that I forgot those years. That really made up Pepper Johnson. But in order for me to move on, I have to start that process. I can’t keep going back to my relationship or my career with the Patriots. We can just move on. Hey, it’s all built up. It’s in this big old belly. … I have a lot to offer, and I’m definitely going to do it.”‘