Even though he couldn’t be a part of his teammates now running around in shirts and shorts during the three-day minicamp at the Atlantic Health Training Center, Johnson has been reestablishing his presence in the Jets’ order of things.

He’s a member of the Jets’ D-line room that, despite what might be said by some outside the building, feels pretty good about itself. As free agent end Rashad Weaver said:

“You’ve got guys that are beasts in the league, from ‘Q’ Williams to Jermaine to Will [McDonald[,” Weaver said. “To see those guys and what they bring and we can all kind of bounce ideas off of each other, it just seems like more fun every day and camp will be fun time in that room.”

And the new front office regime led by GM Darren Mougey and Glenn, even without seeing Johnson going full bore this offseason, exercised his fifth-year option, so he will be a member of the Green & White at least through 2026.

“There are things that stand out going back to college, what I saw in him, and even at the Senior Bowl when I had the chance to coach him then,” Glenn said. “He’s a hard-nosed, physical, violent player that’s very athletic, that has the ability to win off the edge and make plays on the quarterback. Listen, you don’t get a lot of guys that have the athleticism that he does but are still strong and powerful enough to hold up against the run. I’m excited to see that player get out there in training camp and going into the first game.”

Funny how tantalizing NFL storylines emerge and develop lives of their own out of seemingly thin air for each game. The Jets’ opener in September will be at MetLife Stadium against the Pittsburgh Steelers, who just added Aaron Rodgers to their roster. And Rodgers, of course, lost even more of his ’23 Jets season than Johnson did of last season to a torn Achilles tendon.

What’s more, the two — now 21st-year future Hall of Fame QB Rodgers and now fourth-year LB Johnson — have stayed in touch this offseason.

“The first thing he said after my injury was, ‘You’ll be good. You’ve got a 10-year-plus career. You’re all right. Chalk it up, calm down a little bit, take it on the chin, handle it,’ ” Johnson said. “That’s how I’ve attacked it, and Aaron’s been a tremendous help in so many ways.

“It’s funny,” Johnson said about the confluence of his Jets and Rodgers’ Steelers on Sept. 7. “I’m excited, he’s excited. Yeah, it was a pleasure having Aaron around and I wish him best. But when I get inside those lines, there’s no friends. I think he feels the same.

“It’s going to be my first game back. There’s a lot of emotions. And when my emotions run high, I tend to play pretty well.”