Eric Johnson (tight end)

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Eric Johnson
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Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1979-09-15) September 15, 1979 (age 44)
Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school: Needham (MA)
College: Yale
NFL draft: 2001  / Round: 7 / Pick: 224
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:240
Receiving yards:2,178
Receiving touchdowns:9
Player stats at PFR

Eric Maxwell Johnson (born September 15, 1979) [1] is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Yale.

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High school and college career

Johnson was born in Needham, Massachusetts. He attended Needham High School and Belmont Hill School in Massachusetts. He went on to Yale University, where he played wide receiver. He caught 21 receptions for 244 yards in Yale's come-from-behind victory against Harvard in the 1999 Harvard-Yale Game, including the game-winning touchdown catch. [2]

Professional career

Johnson was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft. [3] When healthy, he was a contributor to the 49ers passing game. However, he missed all of 2003 with an injury and missed all of 2005 with an injury as well. In 2004, he led the 49ers in receiving with 82 catches for 825 yards and two touchdowns. During the 2006 season, Johnson split time with tight end Vernon Davis, the team's first-round draft pick. [1]

Johnson signed a one-year contract with the New Orleans Saints in 2007. He was re-signed by the team on March 14, 2008. On July 31, 2008, the Saints released him. [1]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSTgtRecYdsAvgLngTD
2001 SFO 161464403629.1243
2002 SFO 121065363218.9380
2004 SFO 16141178282510.1252
2006 SFO 13949342928.6262
2007 NOR 141263483787.9222
71593582402,1789.1389

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSTgtRecYdsAvgLngTD
2001 SFO 1154369.0130
2002 SFO 221610858.5250
3321141218.6250

Personal life

Johnson was married to stylist Keri Johnson whom he officially divorced in 2010. He began dating singer and actress Jessica Simpson in January 2010. [4] They announced their engagement that November. [5] The couple married on July 5, 2014 at the San Ysidro Ranch, in Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California. [6] They have three children: a daughter named Maxwell Drew Johnson, son named Ace Knute Johnson and another daughter named Birdie Mae Johnson. [7] [8] [9]

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