Ed Johnson (American football)

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**Ed Johnson**
National Football League debut

Indianapolis Colts — No. 99
Defensive tackle
Date of birth: December 18, 1983 (1983-12-18) (age 24)
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 296 lb (134 kg)
2007 for the Indianapolis Colts
Career history
College: Penn State
Undrafted in 2007
Teams: Indianapolis Colts (2007-present)
Career highlights and awards

Stats at NFL.com

Edward Andre Johnson (born December 18, 1983 in Detroit, Michigan) is a professional American football player. He currently plays defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He signed by the Colts as undrafted free agent out of Penn State on May 5, 2007.

1 High School
2 NFL
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[edit] High School

Johnson was a multi-sport star at Crockett Technical High School in Detroit, playing football, basketball and track and field.

[edit] NFL

Johnson had an immediate impact in his NFL debut, registering 3 solo tackles in the Colt's Week 1 victory over the New Orleans Saints in relief of the injured Anthony McFarland. He would lead Colts linemen in tackles in 2007 with 72, including a season-high 9 tackles in the Colts' AFC Divisional Playoff loss to the San Diego Chargers. He finished the season ranked in the top 20 in tackles among NFL rookies.^[1]

The only defensive lineman to start all 17 games for the Colts in 2007, Johnson received the Thomas W. Moses Sr./Noble Max Award, given annually by Indianapolis media to a player "who has overcome adversity in his career, or whose on-field accomplishments exceeded normal expectations."^[2]