Chris Johnson (football player)
Chris Johnson | |
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Chris Johnson 2010 | |
Position (s): running back |
Jersey numbers: 28, 21, 27, 23 |
born on September 23, 1985 in Orlando , Florida | |
Career information | |
Active : 2008 - 2017 | |
NFL Draft : 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24 | |
College : East Carolina University | |
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Career statistics | |
Running game | 9,651 yards |
average | 4.5 yards |
Touchdowns | 55 |
Stats at NFL.com | |
Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Career highlights and awards | |
NFL
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Christopher Duan "Chris" Johnson (* 23. September 1985 in Orlando , Florida ) is a former American American football poker players in the position of running backs . He played for the Tennessee Titans , New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals in the National Football League (NFL), only to step down as a Titans player in April 2019 after signing a one-day contract.
Career
college
Johnson played at East Carolina University while in college . He was selected in the first round in 2008 in 24th place of the NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans after he had achieved the fastest time ever recorded for a running back with 4.24 seconds in the 40-yard sprint in the previous NFL Combine .
NFL
Tennessee Titans
In his first year as a professional he was elected to the Pro Bowl and finished second behind Matt Ryan in the election for Offensive Rookie of the Year . He succeeded in doing this, although he took turns in his position with his teammate LenDale White .
Since the 2009 season , he filled the role alone and led the NFL with 2006 yards . After Eric Dickerson , Jamal Lewis , Barry Sanders , Terrell Davis and OJ Simpson , he is the sixth player who managed to run over 2000 yards in one season. For this achievement he was voted Offensive Player of the Year . Also in his second season he was elected to the Pro Bowl.
New York Jets
On April 16, 2014, Johnson signed a two-year deal with the New York Jets . After an unconvincing season, the contract was terminated in spring 2015.
Arizona Cardinals
He then received a one-year contract from the Arizona Cardinals . In March 2016 he signed a new working paper for another season there.
He was shot in a drive-by shoot on March 8, 2015 in Orlando and the driver of the vehicle died.
After the 2016 season , Johnson was released into the Free Agency , although the Cardinals hoped that he would sign a new contract with them.
After several layoffs and reinstatements in the 2017 season , in which he only played four games, Chris Johnson finally announced his retirement in November 2018 after a 10-year career in the NFL. Due to his old ties with the Tennessee Titans, he signed a one-day contract again on April 24, 2019 to resign as a Titans player.
“Tennessee, that's the first organization that gave me a chance to make my dreams come true, I have so many great memories in Tennessee and was able to do so many things with the Titans. It's an organization I always want to be considered a part of. "
“Tennessee is the first institution that gave me the chance to make my dreams come true. I have so many great memories of Tennessee and had the opportunity to do so many things with the Titans. I always want to be remembered as part of this organization. "
Web links
- ESPN player card
- Statistics from Chris Johnson on pro-football-reference.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Combine analysis: Blazing 40 speed boosts McFadden - USATODAY.com Combine Analysis (English) USAToday.com. Accessed December 28, 2009.
- ↑ ( Tennessee's Johnson joins 2,000-yard club in victory (English) dailynews.com on January 3, 2010.)
- ↑ Offensive Award for Chris Johnson | US Sports | NFL | Sport1.de Offensive Award for Chris Johnson sport1.de. Accessed February 5, 2010.
- ↑ Jets decline Chris Johnson option espn.com (English), accessed March 9, 2015
- ↑ cardinals and chris johnson strike one-year deal (English) nfl.com, Retrieved March 17, 2016
- ^ NFL star: Football professional Johnson shot by strangers spiegel.de, accessed on March 9, 2015
- ↑ Arizona Cardinals hoping Chris Johnson returns to nest (English) nfl.com, Retrieved June 21, 2017
- ↑ Herbie Teope: Chris Johnson Will Sign a one-day contract to Retire as a Titan on Wednesday in Nashville. titansonline.com, April 24, 2019, accessed on May 14, 2019 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Johnson, Chris |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johnson, Christopher Duan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Orlando , Florida , United States |