Keyshawn Johnson

Keyshawn Johnson

Johnson during his tenure with the Carolina Panthers.
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Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1972-07-22) July 22, 1972
Place of birth:	Los Angeles, California
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:	Los Angeles (CA) Dorsey
College:	Southern California
NFL draft:	1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
New York Jets (1996–1999) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2000–2003) Dallas Cowboys (2004–2005) Carolina Panthers (2006)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XXXVII) 3× Pro Bowl (1998, 1999, 2001) Pro Bowl Co-MVP (1998) Pro Football Weekly First-Team All-Conf. (1998) Consensus All-American (1995) Pop Warner Trophy (1995)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:	814
Receiving yards:	10,571
Touchdowns:	64
Stats at NFL.com

Joseph Keyshawn Johnson (born July 22, 1972) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He played college football for the University of Southern California, and earned All-American honors. The first pick in the 1996 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers. He retired from football following the 2006 season, and in 2009 became a television broadcaster for the sports channel ESPN. Keyshawn Johnson was a contestant on the 17th season of Dancing with the Stars, and was the 1st contestant eliminated from the season.

Early years

Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended Palisades High School for his sophomore & junior years and Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, and played high school football for the Dorsey Dons his senior year.

College career

After playing football for two years at West Los Angeles College,^[1] Johnson transferred to University of Southern California, where he played for coach John Robinson's USC Trojans football team in 1994 and 1995.

In 1994 he finished with 66 catches for 1,362 yards and 9 TD. In 1995 he finished with 102 catches for 1,434 yards and 7 TD.

As a Trojan, he was twice recognized as a consensus first-team All-America selection. After the 1994 college season, Johnson helped lead the Trojans to a win in the 1995 Cotton Bowl Classic, after which he was named the game's Most Valuable Player. The Trojans then played in the 1996 Rose Bowl, during which Johnson caught 12 passes for a Rose Bowl record 216 yards and one touchdown in the Trojans' 41–32 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats. He was named the Player of the Game.

He was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame on December 31, 2008.

While in college, Johnson appeared on the TV show Coach, as a player eligible for draft in the upcoming season. He flatly refused to be recruited to the fictional "Orlando Breakers" team for coach Hayden Fox, stating he would go to Canada to play first.

Johnson graduated from USC with a B.A. in social sciences and history in 1997.^[2]

Professional career

New York Jets

The New York Jets drafted Johnson with the top overall selection in the 1996 NFL Draft. He was the first wide receiver selected with the number one overall pick since Irving Fryar was chosen by New England in 1984. While in New York, he played three seasons (1997–1999) under Bill Parcells, who in two seasons would turnaround the Jets from 1–15 in 1996, Johnson's rookie year to 9–7 in 1997 & 12–4 in 1998 & the franchise's first ever AFC East Division title. One of his best performances was in a 34–24 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in an AFC divisional playoff game after the 1998 season. In that game, Johnson caught nine passes for 121 yards and a touchdown, rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown, recovered a fumble, and intercepted a pass on defense. The Jets however, fell one game short of the Super Bowl after losing the AFC Championship Game the next week to the Denver Broncos 23–10. Johnson wrote an autobiography with ESPN's Shelley Smith titled, Just Give Me the Damn Ball. The book covered his rookie year experiences.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Johnson was traded on April 12, 2000 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for two first round draft choices (13th – John Abraham – and 27th – Anthony Becht – overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft.^[3] Soon after Johnson arrived in Tampa Bay, they signed him to an 8-year, $56 million contract extension with the Buccaneers that made him the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL.^[4] At that time he was joining a team that had fallen one game short of the Super Bowl the previous season. In 2002 Johnson went on to win a Super Bowl with the Buccaneers after the arrival of new head coach Jon Gruden, who succeeded Tony Dungy. Johnson had 76 catches for 1,088 yards and five touchdowns; in the playoffs he had eight catches for 125 yards and a touchdown against the Eagles, then had six grabs for 69 yards in the Super Bowl. However, his bitter relationship with Gruden (illustrated by a video clip of him yelling at Gruden on the sidelines) led to his de-activation for the final 7 games of the 2003 season. The following offseason, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys, where he was reunited with Bill Parcells, his coach while he was with the New York Jets.

Dallas Cowboys

The Bucs traded him on March 19, 2004 to the Dallas Cowboys for Joey Galloway, who the Cowboys had also traded two first round picks to acquire. Reunited with his former coach Bill Parcells, Johnson lived up to his advance billing for the Cowboys in 2004, leading the team in receiving yards and tying for the lead in touchdown catches while taking over a leadership role in the locker room and on the field.

Carolina Panthers

On March 23, 2006, Johnson signed a four-year, $14-million-dollar deal with the Carolina Panthers. Of this, he was guaranteed a five million dollar signing bonus. He was expected to play opposite Steve Smith as the number two receiver.

During the Carolina Panthers' Monday Night Football game against the Buccaneers on November 13, 2006, Johnson became the first player in NFL history to score a touchdown on Monday Night Football with four different teams (Jets, Buccaneers, Cowboys and Panthers).

Johnson was fined $5,000 in December 2006 for throwing his helmet in rage during a 27–24 loss to the Eagles.

Johnson was released from the Panthers on May 1, 2007, after just one season with the team. He posted 70 receptions for 815 yards and four touchdowns in Carolina.

NFL stats

Year	Team	Games	Receptions	Yards	Yards per Reception	Longest Reception	Touchdowns	First Downs	Fumbles	Fumbles Lost
1996	NYJ	14	63	844	13.4	50	8	42	0	0
1997	NYJ	16	70	963	13.8	39	5	50	0	0
1998	NYJ	16	83	1,131	13.6	41	10	60	0	0
1999	NYJ	16	89	1,170	13.1	65	8	57	0	0
2000	TB	16	71	874	12.3	38	8	49	2	2
2001	TB	15	106	1,266	11.9	47	1	67	2	1
2002	TB	16	76	1,088	14.3	76	5	53	0	0
2003	TB	10	45	600	13.3	39	3	33	0	0
2004	DAL	16	70	981	14.0	39	6	53	1	1
2005	DAL	16	71	839	11.8	34	6	46	3	3
2006	CAR	16	70	815	11.6	40	4	42	1	1
Career		167	814	10,571	13.0	76	64	552	9	8

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Retirement

On May 23, 2007, Johnson announced he was retiring from the NFL, reportedly turning down offers by several teams, including the Tennessee Titans. Titans' Head Coach Jeff Fisher, who became friends with Johnson while he played at USC, said he thought Johnson's numbers and production spoke for themselves: "He still played at a high-level last year. He takes very good care of himself," Fisher said. "He hasn't had any injuries per season. Anytime you get a chance to bring an experienced veteran in to add to your roster then it's a good thing." On the same day, Johnson announced he would be working as an analyst for ESPN.^[6]

On February 5, 2008, CBS4 Miami reported that Bill Parcells reached out to Johnson. Parcells reportedly told him if he was to come out of retirement there would be a spot on the Miami Dolphins roster for him.^[7]

His all-around game has earned him selection to the Pro Bowl three times – 1998 and 1999 with the N.Y. Jets and 2001 with Tampa Bay. Johnson finished his career with 814 receptions, tying him at 17th all-time with Henry Ellard for career NFL receptions. His 10,571 yards receiving is the 24th highest total in NFL history. In reaching the 600 career receptions plateau in 118 games, he tied Herman Moore for the second fewest number of games needed in NFL history to reach that mark, and he became one of only three players in league history (Moore and Marvin Harrison) to reach 600 receptions in fewer than 120 games. He caught 512 passes in his first 100 games to rank as the fourth most receptions in a player's first 100 games. The other three are: Marvin Harrison (591), Sterling Sharpe (524) and Lionel Taylor (516).

To achieve this production, he has averaged 74.8 catches-per-season over his first nine seasons, and caught a pass in every one of his 135 games played over this span. This accomplishment was the second longest streak among active receivers (Harrison, 139) and the third longest streak to begin a career among all players (Marshall Faulk, 158 and Harrison, 139) at that time. For his career, Johnson recorded 60 or more catches in ten of his eleven NFL seasons. In 2001 and 2002, he became the first player in Buccaneers history to record consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons when he registered 1,266 yards in 2001 and 1,098 in 2002.

A durable player, Johnson missed only three of a possible 145 career games – including playoffs – due to injury. He also has 4 children, Keyshawn Jr, Maia, London, and Vance. His nephew is current Ohio State WR Michael Thomas

In 2012, Johnson starred in Jägermeister's critically acclaimed A Stronger Bond television and digital campaign created by the award-winning advertising agency Mistress.^[8]

In 2013, Johnson was announced to be a contestant on the 17th season of Dancing with the Stars. He is paired with professional dancer Sharna Burgess. On the Sept. 23 show he was the first celebrity voted out.^[9]

Analyst on ESPN

Johnson was part of the 2007 NFL Draft broadcasting team with Chris Berman, Mel Kiper Jr. and Chris Mortensen that aired on ESPN. He became an ESPN analyst for Sunday NFL Countdown, and Monday Night Countdown. Within the confines of "Sunday NFL Countdown" and "Monday Night Countdown, Johnson invented a segment called "C'mon Man!" which allows each panel member to pick a moment in the last NFL week "revolving around either the play on the field or unprofessional behavior off it" that one might consider, on some level, either inexcusable or downright laughable. Each member verbalizes what their gripe may be, while highlights of the moment that they are illustrating run around it, and then ends with the panel member stating with disdain, "C'mon man!". He has also been an analyst on several ESPN telecasts, including pre-game shows on Sundays and Monday nights, and some radio work as well. He was also an analyst on the ESPN Who's Now competition. He sometimes hosts Jim Rome Is Burning while Jim Rome is away. On January 23, 2011, Johnson was not on Sunday NFL Countdown for Championship weekend because his mother unexpectedly died.

A&E interior-design series

In November 2008, Johnson was contracted for a weekend TV Series called Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design.^[10] The show was on A&E in July 2009 and showcases Johnson's knowledge of interior design to help other people redecorate their homes.

Investment business

Johnson co-founded First Picks Management in 2005 as a vehicle to pursue his business interests in the food service, hotel, and real estate industries as well as venture capital investing.^[11] He recruited Harvard Business School MBAs, Glenn and Clarence Mah, as well as his public relations and marketing agent, Ingrid Roberts, to co-lead the organization.^[12] Johnson and his management team partnered with National Football League and National Basketball Association athletes, including Warrick Dunn, Dennis Northcutt, Terence Newman, and Joe Smith in developing the investment company.^[13]

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Keyshawn Johnson.

• Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • ESPN • CBS Sports • Yahoo! Sports • SI.com • Pro-Football-Reference

References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Warren Moon (1997)	Pro Bowl MVP shared w/ Ty Law (1998)	Succeeded by Randy Moss (1999)

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