Todd Johnson

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Todd Edward Johnson (born December 18, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 2000s. Johnson played college football for the Florida Gators, and thereafter, he played in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, and Buffalo Bills.

Early life

Johnson was born in Sarasota, Florida, in 1978.[1] He attended Riverview High School in Sarasota,[2] where he was a standout defensive back for the Riverview Rams high school football team.[3] Johnson was an all-state selection and a SuperPrep All-American as a senior, and set the school record for the 110-yard intermediate hurdles in track & field.[4]

College career

Johnson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier and coach Ron Zook's Gators football teams from 1998 to 2002.[5] The Gators coaching staff decided to redshirt him as a true freshman in 1998, and he spent the season practicing with the scout team; subsequently, Johnson became a four-year letterman and started in thirty-three out of forty-nine games in which he played.[4] As a redshirt freshman in 1999, he had twenty-four tackles, four passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.[4] During his sophomore season in 2000, he started all thirteen games, led the team with a career-high 102 tackles, and had five interceptions, three passes defensed, one forced fumble, and four fumble recoveries, including one returned seventy-six yards for a touchdown, and received first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors.[4][5] Johnson started all eleven games as junior in 2001, tallying seventy-two tackles, three passes defensed, and two interceptions and again received first-team All-SEC honors.[4][5] As a senior team captain in 2002, he started all thirteen games, and compiled eighty-eight tackles and two interceptions and was a second-team All-SEC selection.[4][5] Johnson finished his Gator career with a total of 284 tackles and nine interceptions.[4]

Johnson graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in applied physiology and kinesiology in 2009.

Professional career

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Chicago Bears

Johnson was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round (100th pick overall) in the 2003 NFL draft.[6] He played for the Bears for four seasons from Template:NFL Year to Template:NFL Year.[7] He did not appear in any regular season games in 2003,[7] after suffering a broken jaw in a preseason game. He returned in Template:NFL Year, playing in sixteen games including ten starts, and finished the season with seventy-five tackles.[1] Johnson was Mike Brown's immediate backup during his time with the Bears, and saw extended playing time following Brown's season-ending injury in 2004. The following year, Template:NFL Year, Johnson saw action in fourteen games, totaling thirty-five tackles.[1] Johnson made thirty-two tackles during Template:NFL Year,[1] and was released following the season.

St. Louis Rams

Johnson signed a four-year $4 million contract to play with the St. Louis Rams on March 12, 2007. In his first season with the Rams, he finished the campaign with 29 tackles. In 2008 Johnson made 23 tackles in a backup safety role. He was waived by the Rams on September 5, 2009.

Buffalo Bills

On October 13, 2009, Johnson signed a one-year free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills. Johnson was placed on injured reserve on January 2, 2010, due to a hamstring injury.

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2004 CHI 16 10 75 63 12 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
2005 CHI 14 2 37 29 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 CHI 12 6 33 26 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
2007 STL 16 1 22 19 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 STL 14 3 24 20 4 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2009 BUF 8 0 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
80 22 196 160 36 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2005 CHI 1 0 5 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 CHI 3 0 4 2 2 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 9 7 2 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Coaching career

Johnson became the head football coach of his alma mater, Riverview High School, in 2011.[8] He has also been a fill-in substitute teacher since 2012.

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ databaseFootball.com, Players, Todd JohnsonTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  3. ↑ GatorZone.com, Football History, 2002 Roster, Todd Johnson Template:Webarchive. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g GatorZone.com, Football History, 2002 Roster, Todd Johnson Template:Webarchive. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  5. ↑ a b c d 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Template:Webarchive, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 97, 99, 125, 153–154, 182 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ a b National Football League, Historical Players, Todd Johnson. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  8. ↑ Scott Dennis, "Todd Johnson named new Riverview football coachScript error: No such module "Unsubst".," WWSB ABC-7 News (April 6, 2011). Retrieved January 15, 2012.

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Bibliography

  • Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). Template:ISBN.
  • Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). Template:ISBN.
  • Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). Template:ISBN.

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