Jason Johnson (wide receiver)

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Jason Johnson
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1965-11-08) November 8, 1965 (age 57)
Gary, Indiana
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school: Gary (IN) West Side
College: Illinois State
Undrafted: 1988
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Jason Mansfield Johnson (born November 8, 1965) is a former American football wide receiver who played three seasons in the National Football League with the Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Illinois State University and attended West Side High School in Gary, Indiana. [1] He was also a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football.

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Personal life

He coached his son, Jon'Vea Johnson, in high school at West Side Leadership Academy. His son went on to play college football at the University of Toledo and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent after the 2019 NFL Draft on April 30, 2019.

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References

  1. "JASON JOHNSON". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved March 18, 2015.