T. J. Johnson (American football)

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T. J. Johnson
Center
Personal information
Born: (1990-07-17) July 17, 1990 (age 33)
Aynor, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Aynor (SC)
College:South Carolina
NFL draft:2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 251
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:45
Games started:5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Anthony Eugene Johnson (born July 17, 1990) is a former

.

Early years

Johnson played

PrepStar magazine.[1]

College career

Johnson played for the

East–West Shrine Game following his senior season.[1]

Professional career

Johnson was selected by the

2013 NFL Draft.[2] He signed with the Bengals on May 8, 2013. He was released by the Bengals on August 31 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 1. He was signed to a futures contract by the Bengals on January 6, 2014.[3] He made his NFL debut on September 21, 2014 against the Tennessee Titans.[2]

On March 7, 2017, the Bengals extended a restricted free agent tender on Johnson.[4] On March 17, 2017, Johnson signed a two-year contract with the Bengals.[5] He played in 13 games with four starts at right guard before suffering a pectoral injury. He was placed on injured reserve on December 16, 2017.[6]

On September 1, 2018, Johnson was released by the Bengals.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "55T.J. JOHNSON". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "T.J. Johnson". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "T.J. Johnson". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  4. ^ Jackson, Zac (March 7, 2017). "Bengals extend tender to T.J. Johnson". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  5. ^ Jackson, Zac (March 17, 2017). "Bengals keep T.J. Johnson with two-year deal". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  6. ^ Marcum, Jason (December 16, 2017). "T.J. Johnson put on injured reserve; Jarveon Williams signed off practice squad". CincyJungle.com.
  7. ^ "Bengals Establish Roster of 53 Players". Bengals.com. September 1, 2018.

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