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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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | June 20, 1979 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Cicero–North Syracuse[1] | ||||||
| College: | Syracuse | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||
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Early life
editJ.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.[3] He also had 9 interceptions and 221 tackles.
High school awards and honors
edit- SuperPrep All-American (1996)
- Grid Iron All-Star (1996)
- First-team All-Central New York (1996)
- Regional Elite Team (1996)
- Top 50 Athletes in New York (1996)
College career
editJohnson 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.[3] The next year he played in 8 games, he had 16 tackles.[3] In 1999, he had 60 tackles and a sack in 10 games.[3] He had 44 tackles in 2001.[3]
Career college statistics
edit| Year | Games | Comb | Tack | Asst | Int | Sacks | FF | FR | FRYds |
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| 1998 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 60 | 36 | 24 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career[3] | 39 | 136 | 85 | 51 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
College Awards and Honors
edit- 1x BIG EAST Special Teams player of the week[3]
Professional career
editBaltimore Ravens
editJ.R. Johnson was signed as a undrafted free agent on April 25, 2002, by the Baltimore Ravens.[4] He played in four games for the Ravens.[5][6] He had 4 tackles. He also had one penalty.[6] He was released on October 14.
New Orleans Saints
editOne day after being released, he was signed by the New Orleans Saints.[4] He played in one game for them. He was waived on December 8.
Seattle Seahawks
editThe day after he was waived, he was claimed by the Seattle Seahawks.[4] He was waived two days later.[4]
Indianapolis Colts
editOn January 7, 2003, he was signed by the Indianapolis Colts.[4] He was released on August 26.[4]
Carolina Panthers
editHe was later signed by the Carolina Panthers, but he did not play in any games.[4]
Oakland Raiders
editOn November 19, he was signed by the Oakland Raiders.[4] He was released on December 16.[4] The Raiders were his 6th team in 2 years.
Atlanta Falcons
editHe was signed on January 19, 2004, by the Atlanta Falcons.[4] He was released on May 18. The Falcons were his last team.
Personal life
editHis brother Curtis Johnson played in the NFL also. He was a defensive end and linebacker.
References
edit- ^ "All Time Football Statistics". Cicero–North Syracuse High School. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "J.R. Johnson". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/suathletics.com/documents/2002/3/8/johnsonjrbio.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "J.R. Johnson Stats, Profile, Bio, Analysis and More | | The Sports Forecaster". sportsforecaster.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "J.R. Johnson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "J.R. Johnson Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.