Ted Johnson
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Position: | Linebacker | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Alameda, California, U.S. | December 4, 1972||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Weight: | 253 lb (115 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Carlsbad (Carlsbad, California) | ||
College: | Colorado (1991–1994) | ||
NFL draft: | 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57 | ||
Career history | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Ted Curtis Johnson
Playing career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) |
248 lb (112 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.84 s | 1.66 s | 2.78 s | 4.35 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) |
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) |
28 reps | ||
All values from NFL Combine[3] |
In his ten-year professional career, Johnson played in 125 regular season games and recorded 763
Johnson retired before the 2005 NFL season after sustaining many documented and undocumented concussions during his career.
Career statistics
Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | STF | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | PD | |||
1995 | NE | 12 | 71 | 41 | 30 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1996 | NE | 16 | 114 | 86 | 28 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1997 | NE | 16 | 127 | 95 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1998 | NE | 13 | 95 | 65 | 30 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1999 | NE | 5 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | NE | 13 | 73 | 50 | 23 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2001 | NE | 12 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2002 | NE | 14 | 96 | 62 | 34 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | NE | 8 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | NE | 16 | 77 | 55 | 22 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | Total | 125 | 757 | 526 | 231 | 11.5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Post-playing career
In an interview with USA Today in 2005, Johnson indicated he would know the opposing team's private signals or audibles prior to the game in order to have a competitive advantage. He claims that he never knew the source of the confidential information.[6]
Every now and then I'd get a sheet, one hour before the game, with a list of audibles for our opponent. I don't know how, but they just showed up."
— Ted Johnson (November 2005), [7]
On February 1, 2007, Johnson told the
On January 28, 2009, he discussed his problems with concussions sustained during his pro football career and the impact it had on his life in a CNN article. He indicated he was very inactive for two years following his retirement, barely leaving the house, and described those as bad days. He described himself as still occasionally suffering from anger, depression, and throbbing headaches. The implication was that he had since improved; however, no details were provided.
Personal
Johnson served as an
Sports radio
Johnson spent the 2005 season as a football analyst for Boston television station WBZ-TV, but resigned from the station in 2006.
Johnson served as a co-host of "The Triple Threat" afternoon show on KILT (SportsRadio 610) in Houston. During his radio sports talk show on March 21, 2013, he was asked who was the ugliest wife in the NFL. He named Bianca Wilfork, wife of his former teammate Vince Wilfork. After receiving widespread criticism for his comment, including from Wilfork, Johnson issued an apology.[14][15] Johnson left the Triple Threat and SportsRadio 610 in summer 2018 to return to the northeastern US.[12]
In December 2018, 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston hired Johnson.
References
- ^ "Top South Florida News, Sports, Weather and Entertainment - South Florida Sun-Sentinel".
- ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Ted Johnson, Combine Results, ILB - Colorado". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Pats' Johnson Solid up the Middle".
- ^ "Ted Johnson Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "NFL czars: Spygate is 'yesterday's news'". USA Today.
- ^ "'Spygate' lingers even with closure". USA Today.
- ^ "'I don't want anyone to end up like me' - The Boston Globe". www.boston.com.
- ^ Allen, Bruce (February 2, 2007). "Ted Johnson's Downward Spiral".
- ^ "WEEI Dennis and Callahan audio vault". WEEI (AM). February 14, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
- ^ "Ted Johnson making himself heard on radio - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
- ^ a b "Ted Johnson". www.cbsnews.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013.
- ^ "Rib Tickler".
- ^ "Ted Johnson calls Bianca Wilfork, spouse of former New England Patriots teammate Vince Wilfork, the ugliest wife in the NFL". Daily News. New York.
- ^ "Ex-Pat sorry for calling Wilfork's wife ugliest". ESPN.com. March 22, 2013.