Garrett Johnson (American football)

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Garrett Johnson
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Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1975-12-31) December 31, 1975 (age 45)
Belleville, Illinois
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school: Belleville East (Belleville, Illinois)
College: Illinois
Undrafted: 1999
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:11
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Garrett Edward Johnson (born December 31, 1975) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Illinois. Professionally, Johnson played for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe and the New England Patriots of the NFL.

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Early life and college career

Johnson was born in Belleville, Illinois and graduated from Belleville East High School, where he lettered in football, basketball, and track. Johnson attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and played at defensive tackle for the Illinois Fighting Illini from 1995 to 1998; his father Herschel played on the defensive line for Illinois in the late 1960s. A speech communications major, Johnson played in 39 games with 32 starts, recording 182 total tackles including 8.5 sacks and 22 tackles for loss, four fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble. [1]

Professional career

Following the 1999 NFL Draft, Johnson first signed as an undrafted free agent with the New England Patriots. He spent the 1999 season on the practice squad. [1]

In the spring of 2000, Johnson played in 10 games for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe, recording 21 tackles, one forced fumble, one pass deflected, and 4.0 sacks. [2] In the 2000 NFL season, Johnson played in eight games with two starts for the New England Patriots, recording 11 tackles and a fumble recovery. [3] He was cut by the Patriots on September 2, 2001 after the preseason. [1]

On January 22, 2002, he signed with the Denver Broncos. [1] The Broncos waived Johnson on final cuts on September 1. [4] The San Francisco 49ers claimed Johnson off waivers the next day but waived him on September 16. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Garrett Johnson". Denver Broncos. Archived from the original on August 3, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ "Garrett Johnson". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 11, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "Garrett Johnson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "Broncos make final cuts". Denver Broncos. Archived from the original on December 4, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ Lynch, Kevin (September 3, 2002). "49ers' Okeafor riding wave of confidence". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 11, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. September 17, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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