Isaiah Johnson (American football, born October 1992)

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Isaiah Johnson
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1992-10-14) October 14, 1992 (age 31)
Cary, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school: Cary (NC) Panther Creek
College: South Carolina
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:52
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:2
Interceptions:1
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

Isaiah Nigel Johnson (born October 14, 1992) is a former American football safety. He played college football at South Carolina and Kansas.

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College career

Initially Johnson attended Western Carolina but was granted a medical redshirt. In 2012 he played for Iowa Western Community College where he helped lead them to an NJCAA National Championship. Johnson then played at Kansas. In 2013 Johnson played safety at Kansas and finished second on the team in tackles with 73 total tackles, and also had 5 interceptions. Johnson was named Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year. In 2014, Johnson was second on the team in tackles again with 75 total tackles, and also had 1 interception. Johnson graduated from Kansas with a degree in sociology and then transferred to South Carolina to play college football for his final season of eligibility. At South Carolina in 2015, Johnson was named one of the team captains. Johnson finished his final season of college football at South Carolina as the second leading tackler with 74 tackles and an interception.

Overall, Johnson started all 36 of his career Division I college football games.

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Johnson was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016. [1] He was released on September 3, 2016, during final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad. [2] He spent the entire season on the practice squad and signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on January 2, 2017. [3]

On September 2, 2017, Johnson was waived by the Buccaneers and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [4] [5] He was promoted to the active roster on October 5, 2017. [6] He was waived on October 24, 2017, and re-signed to the practice squad. [7] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 20, 2017. [8]

On August 31, 2019, Johnson was released by the Buccaneers. [9]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Johnson signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on February 28, 2020. [10] After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Johnson chose to opt-out of his contract with the Blue Bombers on August 27, 2020. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Smith, Scott (May 2, 2016). "Buccaneers Land 19 Rookie Free Agents". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 5, 2016). "Bucs Form Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ Smith, Scott (January 2, 2017). "Bucs Re-Sign Six from Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com.
  4. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 3, 2017). "Bucs Stay Home for Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017.
  6. ↑ Smith, Scott (October 5, 2017). "Bucs Promote Isaiah Johnson, Waive Jacquies Smith". Buccaneers.com.
  7. ↑ Smith, Scott (October 25, 2017). "Bucs Open Spot on Active Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017.
  8. ↑ Smith, Scott (December 20, 2017). "Standout Rookies Among Five Bucs Headed to IR". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ Smith, Scott (August 31, 2019). "Spence, Santos Among Final Cuts to Get Bucs' Roster to 53". Buccaneers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bombers Add Two to Roster". BlueBombers.com. February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  11. ↑ Moore, Kelly (August 27, 2020). "Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce opt outs for Kenny Lawler and Thiadric Hansen". GlobalNews.ca. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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