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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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Born: | Needham, Massachusetts, U.S. | September 15, 1979||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Needham | ||||||||
College: | Yale | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2001 / round: 7 / pick: 224 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Eric Maxwell Johnson (born September 15, 1979) [1] is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL draft. He played college football at Yale.
Johnson was born in Needham, Massachusetts. He attended Needham High School and Belmont Hill School in Massachusetts. He went on to Yale University, where he played wide receiver. He caught 21 receptions for 244 yards in Yale's come-from-behind victory against Harvard in the 1999 Harvard-Yale Game, including the game-winning touchdown catch. [2]
Johnson was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL draft. [3] When healthy, he was a contributor to the 49ers passing game. However, he missed all of 2003 with an injury and missed all of 2005 with an injury as well. In 2004, he led the 49ers in receiving with 82 catches for 825 yards and two touchdowns. During the 2006 season, Johnson split time with tight end Vernon Davis, the team's first-round draft pick. [1]
Johnson signed a one-year contract with the New Orleans Saints in 2007. He was re-signed by the team on March 14, 2008. On July 31, 2008, the Saints released him. [1]
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
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GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2001 | SFO | 16 | 14 | 64 | 40 | 362 | 9.1 | 24 | 3 |
2002 | SFO | 12 | 10 | 65 | 36 | 321 | 8.9 | 38 | 0 |
2004 | SFO | 16 | 14 | 117 | 82 | 825 | 10.1 | 25 | 2 |
2006 | SFO | 13 | 9 | 49 | 34 | 292 | 8.6 | 26 | 2 |
2007 | NOR | 14 | 12 | 63 | 48 | 378 | 7.9 | 22 | 2 |
71 | 59 | 358 | 240 | 2,178 | 9.1 | 38 | 9 |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||||
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GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
2001 | SFO | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
2002 | SFO | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 85 | 8.5 | 25 | 0 |
3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 121 | 8.6 | 25 | 0 |
Johnson was married to stylist Keri Johnson whom he divorced in 2010. He began dating singer and actress Jessica Simpson in January 2010. [4] They announced their engagement that November. [5] The couple married on July 5, 2014, at the San Ysidro Ranch, in Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California. [6] They have three children. [7] [8] [9] [10]
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