Landon Johnson

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Landon Johnson
Date of birth March 13, 1981
Place of birth Lubbock, Texas
Position(s) Outside linebacker
College Purdue
NFL Draft 2004 / Round 3/ Pick 96
Statistics
Team(s)
2004-present Cincinnati Bengals

Landon Tremone Johnson (born: March 13, 1981) is an NFL linebacker with the Cincinnati Bengals.

[edit] High school career

Landon Johnson attended Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas and was a three-time All-District pick, a three time All-City pick, a two time All-League pick, and as a senior, he was the District Defensive M.V.P.. Furthermore, he holds the school career record for tackles(401 tackles), and he was also an excellent student, and graduated with a 4.0 grade point average.

[edit] College career

Johnson played collegiately at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He played in 47 games during his career, starting 45. He was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Conference in both 2002 and 2003, and was named Academic All-Big Ten team for all four years. He graduated in May 2003 with a degree in General Health Science.

[edit] National Football League Career

2004 - Landon Johnson had a solid rookie season, finishing the year with 87 tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles, two pass deflections, and a fumble recovery.