Jerrod Terrel Johnson was born on July 27,1988 and is an American professional football coach and former player who is the quarterbacks coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League.
32 Facts About Jerrod Johnson
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Jerrod Johnson is currently second in school history in passing yards and third in total offense.
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Jerrod Johnson was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and would play in the NFL for six seasons with the Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys.
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Jerrod Johnson's coaching career began in 2017; he held various assistant coaching roles on the San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings and Houston Texans.
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Jerrod Johnson saw no action during the 2006 football season as he was redshirted.
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Jerrod Johnson chose to focus on football after the season.
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Jerrod Johnson took 20 snaps the entire season, and 13 of those 20 were running plays.
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Jerrod Johnson made his first catch vs Arkansas State for a gain of 36 yards.
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Jerrod Johnson stepped in and completed 10-of-19 for 124 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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Against Kansas State, Jerrod Johnson compiled 419 passing yards and 487 total offensive yards, setting then-single game school records in both categories.
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Jerrod Johnson threw for 381 yards and a career-best four touchdown passes against Iowa State.
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Jerrod Johnson threw for a career-high of 4 interceptions against Baylor.
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Jerrod Johnson compiled a school-record 3,217 passing yards in the regular season, and led the Big 12 in touchdown passes for the season.
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Jerrod Johnson was named Second-team All-Big 12 for his performance during the 2009 regular season.
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Jerrod Johnson entered the 2010 season as the Preseason Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and a dark horse Heisman Trophy candidate.
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Jerrod Johnson lost the starting job to Tannehill after the Kansas game.
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Jerrod Johnson continued to stay on the sidelines for the remainder of the season.
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Jerrod Johnson was selected first overall in the 2011 UFL Draft by the Hartford Colonials.
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However, the Colonials went out of business and Jerrod Johnson was a free agent.
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Jerrod Johnson signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles on July 26,2011.
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Jerrod Johnson was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers on September 27,2011.
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Jerrod Johnson signed with the Sacramento Mountain Lions in September 2012, serving as the team's backup quarterback.
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Jerrod Johnson became the team's starter in Week 2 of the 2012 season after an injury to starter Josh Johnson.
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On September 1,2013, Jerrod Johnson was signed by the Chicago Bears to the practice squad.
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Jerrod Johnson was released on September 4,2013, and was brought back on September 9.
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Jerrod Johnson was re-signed by the Bears on December 30,2013.
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Jerrod Johnson was signed by the Dallas Cowboys on September 1,2016.
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In 2017, Jerrod Johnson joined the San Francisco 49ers under the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship under head coach Kyle Shanahan.
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In 2019, Jerrod Johnson joined the Indianapolis Colts under the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship.
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On February 17,2020, Jerrod Johnson was promoted to offensive quality control coach under head coach Frank Reich.
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In 2022, Jerrod Johnson was hired by the Minnesota Vikings as their assistant quarterbacks coach under head coach Kevin O'Connell.
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On February 12,2023, Jerrod Johnson was hired by the Houston Texans as their quarterbacks coach under head coach DeMeco Ryans, who Jerrod Johnson had previously worked with in San Francisco.