Dirk Johnson

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Dirk Johnson
Date of birth	June 1, 1975 (age 31)
Place of birth	Hoxie, Kansas
Position(s)	Punter
College	Northern Colorado
Statistics	NFL.com
Team(s)
2002 2003-present	New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles

Dirk Johnson (born June 1, 1975 in Hoxie, Kansas) is an National Football League punter and holder for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was signed as a rookie free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 1998, was dropped and left as a free agent for 4 years in 1999. During that time he made a living as a caddy for a golf course, and many other odd jobs, until, in 2003, he was picked up by the Eagles as a free agent. He was assigned the role of place holder after the drop of Koy Detmer and addition of Jeff Garcia.

He played college football as a punter and defensive back at the University of Northern Colorado. While there he was a three-time All-American selection (as a punter in 1995, as a defensive back and punter in 1996 and as a defensive back in 1997). He helped lead the UNC Bears to two NCAA Division II national championships ('96 and '97). Johnson finished his college career ranked 2nd on the school's all-time list with a 40.8-yard career punting average. He was first-team All-North Central Conference at safety in 1997 and at punter in 1995 and 1996.

In 2002 he played one game with the New Orleans Saints. In the spring of that same year he played one season with the NFL Europe team, the Rhein Fire.