J.R. Johnson

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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1979-06-20) June 20, 1979 (age 44)
Los Angeles, California
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Cicero–North Syracuse HS [1]
College: Syracuse
Undrafted: 2002
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:5
Total tackles:4
Player stats at PFR

Charles A. Johnson Jr., known as J.R. Johnson (born June 20, 1979) is a former American football linebacker who played one season in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2002 by Baltimore and also had stints with the Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, Oakland Raiders and Atlanta Falcons.

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Early life

J.R. Johnson was born on June 20, 1979, in Los Angeles, California. He went to high school at Cicero–North Syracuse. In his high school career, he had 2,870 yards and 50 touchdowns. [2] He also had 9 interceptions and 221 tackles.

High school awards and honors

College career

Johnson went to college at Syracuse. He was redshirted in 1997, in 1998, his freshmen year, he played in 9 games. He had 16 tackles in the season. [2] The next year he played in 8 games, he had 16 tackles. [2] In 1999, he had 60 tackles and a sack in 10 games. [2] He had 44 tackles in 2001. [2]

Career college statistics

YearGamesCombTackAsstIntSacksFFFRFRYds
199891613300000
199981612400000
20001060362401.0100
20011244242000000
Career [2] 39136855101.0100

College Awards and Honors

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

J.R. Johnson was signed as a undrafted free agent on April 25, 2002, by the Baltimore Ravens. [3] He played in four games for the Ravens. [4] [5] He had 4 tackles. He also had one penalty. [5] He was released on October 14.

New Orleans Saints

One day after being released, he was signed by the New Orleans Saints. [3] He played in one game for them. He was waived on December 8.

Seattle Seahawks

The day after he was waived, he was claimed by the Seattle Seahawks. [3] He was waived two days later. [3]

Indianapolis Colts

On January 7, 2003, he was signed by the Indianapolis Colts. [3] He was released on August 26. [3]

Carolina Panthers

He was later signed by the Carolina Panthers, but he did not play in any games. [3]

Oakland Raiders

On November 19, he was signed by the Oakland Raiders. [3] He was released on December 16. [3] The Raiders were his 6th team in 2 years.

Atlanta Falcons

He was signed on January 19, 2004, by the Atlanta Falcons. [3] He was released on May 18. The Falcons were his last team.

Personal life

His brother Curtis Johnson played in the NFL also. He was a defensive end and linebacker.

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References

  1. ↑ "All Time Football Statistics". Cicero–North Syracuse High School . Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/suathletics.com/documents/2002/3/8/johnsonjrbio.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "J.R. Johnson Stats, Profile, Bio, Analysis and More || The Sports Forecaster". sportsforecaster.com.
  4. ↑ "J.R. Johnson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  5. 1 2 "J.R. Johnson Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
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