Curtis Johnson (linebacker)
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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February 16, 1985 Lauderhill, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Clark Atlanta | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||||||
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Curtis Johnson (born February 16, 1985) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Clark Atlanta.
Johnson was also a member of the Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams, and New Orleans Saints.
Early years
Johnson was born in Lauderhill, Florida and was raised in Clay, New York. He attended Cicero-North Syracuse High School and was two-time Section III all-state selection and added All-Central New York honors and Post-Standard All-CNY honors at running back.
College career
He was a two-year letterman who started 21 career games at Clark Atlanta University and totaled 187 tackles, 119 solo, for career. He made 112 tackles, 69 solo as a senior he started eleven games and was named College-division All-America. He finished first in nation in Division II with 2.5 tackles for loss average per game and was voted SIAC Player-of-the-Week four times. He started 10 games as junior and made 75 tackles, 50 solo, including 18 tackles for losses and ranked 1st in nation for Division II with nine FF. He had five sacks for 49 yards in losses and was two-time All-Northeast Football Conference First-Team selection at DE at Morrisville State College. There he posted 152 tackles and 72 solo in two years and had 12 sacks as freshman and started 10 games at DE.
Professional career
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 2 5⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
242 lb (110 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
9 5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.60 s | 4.46 s | 6.78 s | 34 in (0.86 m) |
25 reps | x | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[1][2] | ||||||||||||
Indianapolis Colts
He was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2008. As a rookie, he appeared in seven games as reserve defensive end and special teamer and made five defensive tackles, two solo, and one sack. He also had six solo special teams tackles.
Johnson was waived/injured on August 31, 2009.
Dallas Cowboys
Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Cowboys on September 1, 2009 and moved to outside linebacker in the team's 3-4 defense. The team waived offensive lineman Greg Isdaner to make room for Johnson.
St. Louis Rams
On September 5, 2010, the St. Louis Rams signed Johnson to their practice squad.[3]
Toronto Argonauts
On May 10, 2012, Johnson was signed by the Toronto Argonauts.[4]
Miami Sting
On December 21, 2012, Johnson signed with the Miami Sting of the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL),[5] how ever the team folded before the season began.
References
- ↑ 40-yard Dash times
- ↑ NFL.com Curtis Johnson
- ↑ Rams add 2 LBs to practice squad
- ↑ Argos Sign Four Imports Including Former NFL CB Carroll
- ↑ "Sting Sign Former NFL Linebacker". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 21, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2015.