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Born: | Carson, California, U.S. | April 30, 1976
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 241 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Nebraska |
Position: | Linebacker |
Undrafted: | 2000 |
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Eric Johnson (born April 30, 1976) is a former professional American football linebacker.
Johnson played linebacker for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.48 s | 1.50 s | 2.59 s | 4.17 s | 6.96 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | 12 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [1] [2] |
Johnson played linebacker for eight seasons (2000–2007) for the Oakland Raiders, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Arizona Cardinals, in the National Football League. Johnson is best known for blocking a punt and returning it for a touchdown in Super Bowl XXXVII, which the Raiders lost 48–21 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Johnson was signed as a free agent by the Georgia Force on February 19, 2007. He was re-signed by the Force on June 2, 2009.
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