Rob Johnson (football player)

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Rob Johnson
Date of birth	March 18, 1973
Place of birth	Newport Beach, California
Position(s)	QB
College	University of Southern California
NFL Draft	1995 / Round 4/ Pick 99
Statistics	DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1995–1997 1998–2001 2002 2003 2003–2004 2006—	Jacksonville Jaguars Buffalo Bills Tampa Bay Buccaneers Washington Redskins Oakland Raiders New York Giants

Rob Garland Johnson (born March 18, 1973) is a professional football player. He is currently a free agent. He was born in Newport Beach, California.

[edit] College career

Johnson played college football at the University of Southern California where he was teammates with Curtis Conway, Johnnie Morton, Willie McGinest, and All-America tackle Tony Boselli.

[edit] Professional career

Johnson joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1995. He has played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, and Oakland Raiders until 2004. He was signed to the Giants on May 26, 2006, but his contract was terminated on August 30th, 2006.

Rob Johnson holds the NFL record for most sacks per passing attempt, earning the nickname "Robo-sack" due to his reluctance to throw the ball away. However, Johnson also holds the Buffalo Bills' franchise record for completion percentage and pass-to-interception ratio, besting the likes of Jack Kemp and Jim Kelly. Still, he is one of the least popular players in the franchise's storied history.

In a regular season game in 2003 vs the Buffalo Bills, while a member of the Washington Redskins, Johnson was called into the game after the starting quarterback Patrick Ramsey was injured. He entered the game with a chorus of boos from the crowd at Ralph Wilson Stadium, and on the second play, he was sacked by Aaron Schobel, sending the crowd into a frenzy.

Johnson is also a coach at Camp Quarterback, a program run by his father Bob. The camp has produced players such as Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer.

Currently, Johnson resides in Laguna Beach with his wife Dana.