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Born: | Compton, California, U.S. | June 12, 1988||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Dominguez (Compton, California) | ||||||||
College: | Boise State | ||||||||
Position: | Safety | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||
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Jeron Johnson (born June 12, 1988) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Boise State.
Johnson was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent following the end of the 2011 NFL lockout. [1] He made the 53-man active roster as a reserve safety behind Kam Chancellor. [2]
The Seahawks placed him on injured reserve on December 11, 2013, causing him to miss the last three games of the regular season and the team's playoff run and win in Super Bowl XLVIII. [3]
On March 7, 2014, Johnson re-signed with the Seahawks on a one-year contract. [4]
On March 16, 2015, Johnson signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the Washington Redskins. [5] By the end of training camp, he was beat out of the starting strong safety position by Duke Ihenacho. [6] In the Week 6 game against the New York Jets, he blocked a punt in the endzone, which was recovered by wide receiver Rashad Ross for a touchdown. [7] [8]
The Redskins released Johnson on March 7, 2016. [9]
On August 5, 2016, Johnson was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs. [10] On September 2, 2016, Johnson was released by the Chiefs. [11] [12]
On December 6, 2016, Johnson re-signed with the Seahawks after Earl Thomas was placed on injured reserve. [13] [14]
On August 6, 2017, Johnson signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. [15] He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2017. [16] He was released by the team on September 8, 2017.
On August 21, 2018, Johnson signed with the Dallas Cowboys. [17] He was released on September 1, 2018. [18]
Year | Team | GP | GS | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | PD |
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2011 | SEA | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | SEA | 16 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | SEA | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | SEA | 15 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | WAS | 14 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | SEA | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 64 | 2 | 70 | 44 | 26 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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