George Johnson (American football)
.jpg) Johnson with the Detroit Lions in 2014 | |||||||||||
| No. 94 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 11, 1987 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Glassboro, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Glassboro (NJ) | ||||||||||
| College: | Rutgers | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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George Johnson (born December 12, 1987) is an American football defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Rutgers. He has also played for the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions.
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Johnson was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2010. The Buccaneers released him on August 10, 2010 but signed him two weeks later. On September 5, 2010, Tampa Bay signed him to their practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 14, but did not play in a game that season.
Minnesota Vikings
On November 9, 2012, Johnson was signed to the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, 2012. He was released on October 9, 2013.
Detroit Lions
On April 21, 2014, Johnson was signed by the Detroit Lions.[1] In the first game of the 2014 season against the New York Giants, he recorded 1.5 sacks.[2]
Set to be a restricted free agent in 2015, the Lions tendered a one-year contract to Johnson.[3] On April 7, 2015, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers extended a three-year offer sheet to Johnson.[4] The Lions then disputed the sheet on April 13, 2015, sending it to arbitration.[5]
Second stint with Buccaneers
On April 15, 2015, the Lions then traded Johnson and a seventh-round pick to the Buccaneers in exchange for a fifth-round pick.[6] He played in 15 games with 5 starts his first year in Tampa, recording 23 tackles and two forced fumbles.
On August 5, 2016, Johnson was placed on season-ending injured reserve with a hip injury.[7]
References
- ↑ Yuille, Sean (April 21, 2014). "Lions sign DE George Johnson". PrideOfDetroit.com. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ↑ Meinke, Kyle (September 8, 2014). "Lions 35, Giants 14: Matthew Stafford leads Detroit to romp on Monday Night Football". MLive. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ↑ Wilkening, Mike (March 6, 2015). "Lions tender George Johnson as restricted free agent". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ↑ Rosenthal, Gregg (April 7, 2015). "Lions' George Johnson signs three-year offer with Bucs". NFL.com. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ↑ Orr, Conor (April 13, 2015). "Lions contest Bucs' offer sheet for DE George Johnson". NFL.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ↑ Patra, Kevin (April 15, 2015). "Lions trade George Johnson to Buccaneers". NFL.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Buccaneers Sign Ifedi, Place Johnson on IR". Buccaneers.com. August 5, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2017.