1. Derrick O'Hara Johnson was born on November 22,1982 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League.
45 Facts About Derrick Johnson
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Derrick Johnson played college football for the Texas Longhorns, twice earning consensus All-American honors.
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Derrick Johnson was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft with the 15th overall pick.
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Derrick Johnson attended Waco High School, where he was a three-sport star in football, track and basketball.
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Derrick Johnson earned Parade magazine high school All-America and first-team All-Texas Class 5A honors following both his junior and senior seasons, and played in the first-ever US Army All-American Bowl on December 30,2000.
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Derrick Johnson enrolled in The University of Texas at Austin, and played for coach Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns football team from 2001 to 2004 and became one of the most dominant linebackers in Longhorns history.
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Derrick Johnson was a first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2002,2003 and 2004, a consensus first-team All-American in 2003, and unanimous first-team All-American in 2004.
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Derrick Johnson entered the 2005 NFL Draft as a highly touted prospect and attended the NFL Scouting Combine and completed all of the combine drills.
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Derrick Johnson was projected to be a first round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.
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Derrick Johnson was ranked as the top outside linebacker prospect in the draft by DraftScout.
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Derrick Johnson entered training camp slated as a starting outside linebacker.
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Derrick Johnson started all 16 games of his rookie campaign in 2005 and made 95 combined tackles, five pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and two sacks.
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Derrick Johnson was awarded the Mack Lee Hill Award as their rookie of the year.
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Derrick Johnson retained starting linebackers Johnson, Bell, and Mitchell to begin the season.
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Derrick Johnson missed two consecutive games due to a sprained ankle.
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Derrick Johnson aggravated his injury and was inactive for a Week 13 loss at the Cleveland Browns.
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Derrick Johnson finished the season with 75 combined tackles, 4.5 sacks, and three passes defensed in 13 games and 13 starts.
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Derrick Johnson started all 16 games and recorded 94 combined tackles, six pass deflections, four sacks, and three forced fumbles.
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Derrick Johnson was inactive for two games after injuring his hamstring the previous week.
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Derrick Johnson recorded 85 combined tackles, six passes defensed, four forced fumbles, 1.5 sacks, and an interception in 14 games and 14 starts.
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On May 20,2009, Derrick Johnson stated during an interview that the change in base defense has prompted the coaches to move him to inside linebacker.
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Derrick Johnson was inactive for the Chiefs' Week 3 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles after injuring his groin the previous week.
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Derrick Johnson intercepted a pass by quarterback Kyle Orton, intended for wide receiver Brandon Lloyd, and returned it 45-yards for the first touchdown of his career in the third quarter.
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Derrick Johnson returned another interception by Orton, intended for tight end Daniel Graham, for a 60-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to tie an NFL single game record for most interceptions returned for touchdowns.
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Derrick Johnson finished the 2008 season with 37 combined tackles, five pass deflections, three interceptions, two touchdowns, a sack, and a forced fumble in 15 games and was limited to three starts.
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On May 23,2010, Derrick Johnson signed his one-year, $2.52 million contract.
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Defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel named Derrick Johnson a starting left inside linebacker to begin the 2010 season, alongside Javon Belcher, and outside linebackers Mike Vrabel and Tamba Hali.
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Derrick Johnson returned an interception thrown by quarterback Todd Bouman, that was intended for tight end Eric Potter, for a 15-yard touchdown in the third quarter.
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Derrick Johnson started all 16 games in 2010 and recorded 121 combined tackles, a career-high 16 pass deflections, four forced fumbles, one sack, an interception, and a touchdown.
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On December 27,2011, it was announced that Derrick Johnson was voted to the 2012 Pro Bowl.
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Derrick Johnson was selected to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career and was named first-team All-Pro.
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Derrick Johnson started in all 16 games and made a career-high 131 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, two sacks, two interceptions, and a forced fumble.
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On December 26,2012, it was announced that Derrick Johnson was voted to the 2013 Pro Bowl.
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Derrick Johnson started in all 16 games and recorded 125 combined tackles, four pass deflections, three forced fumbles, and two sacks.
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Derrick Johnson finished the season with 107 combined tackles, six passes defensed, 4.5 sacks, and two interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts.
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On January 21,2014, Derrick Johnson was selected as a late replacement for the 2014 Pro Bowl after San Francisco 49ers' NaVorro Bowman was unable to participate after tearing his ACL and MCL during the playoffs.
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On September 9,2014, the Kansas City Chiefs placed Derrick Johnson on injured reserve for the remainder of the season.
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Derrick Johnson started all 16 games in 2015 and made 116 combined tackles, eight pass deflections, four sacks, two forced fumbles, and two interceptions.
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On January 25,2016, Derrick Johnson was named to the 2016 Pro Bowl as a late replacement for Carolina Panthers' linebacker Luke Kuechly who was participating in Super Bowl 50.
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Derrick Johnson was ranked 80th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
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Derrick Johnson intercepted a pass thrown by quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, intended for running back Matt Forte, and returned it for a 55-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
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Derrick Johnson finished the season with 90 combined tackles, three pass deflections, a sack, an interception, and a touchdown in 13 games and 13 starts.
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Derrick Johnson finished the season with 71 combined tackles and seven pass deflections in 15 games and 15 starts.
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Derrick Johnson was released on October 16,2018 at his request.
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On May 8,2019, Derrick Johnson retired after signing a one-day ceremonial contract with the Chiefs.