Garrett Johnson (American football)

American football player (born 1975)

American football player

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Position:| Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:|  (1975-12-31) December 31, 1975 (age 48)
Belleville, Illinois
Height:| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:| 231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:| Belleville East (Belleville, Illinois)
College:| Illinois
Undrafted:| 1999
Career history

* New England Patriots (1999–2001)
* →Barcelona Dragons (2000)
* Denver Broncos (2002)*
* San Francisco 49ers (2002)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
| Total tackles:| 11

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Fumble recoveries:| 1
Player stats at PFR

Garrett Edward Johnson (born December 31, 1975) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Illinois. Professionally, Johnson played for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe and the New England Patriots of the NFL.

## Early life and college career

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Johnson was born in Belleville, Illinois and graduated from Belleville East High School, where he lettered in football, basketball, and track. Johnson attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and played at defensive tackle for the Illinois Fighting Illini from 1995 to 1998; his father Herschel played on the defensive line for Illinois in the late 1960s. A speech communications major, Johnson played in 39 games with 32 starts, recording 182 total tackles including 8.5 sacks and 22 tackles for loss, four fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble.[1]

## Professional career

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Following the 1999 NFL draft, Johnson first signed as an undrafted free agent with the New England Patriots. He spent the 1999 season on the practice squad.[1]

In the spring of 2000, Johnson played in 10 games for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe, recording 21 tackles, one forced fumble, one pass deflected, and 4.0 sacks.[2] In the 2000 NFL season, Johnson played in eight games with two starts for the New England Patriots, recording 11 tackles and a fumble recovery.[3] He was cut by the Patriots on September 2, 2001 after the preseason.[1]

On January 22, 2002, he signed with the Denver Broncos.[1] The Broncos waived Johnson on final cuts on September 1.[4] The San Francisco 49ers claimed Johnson off waivers the next day but waived him on September 16.[5][6]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Garrett Johnson". Denver Broncos. Archived from the original on August 3, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
2. ^ "Garrett Johnson". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
3. ^ "Garrett Johnson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
4. ^ "Broncos make final cuts". Denver Broncos. Archived from the original on December 4, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
5. ^ Lynch, Kevin (September 3, 2002). "49ers' Okeafor riding wave of confidence". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
6. ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. September 17, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2020.