1. Stevie Johnson was only able to play football two years there as the public school in his area, Angelo Rodriguez High School, did not add a football program until his junior year.
27 Facts About Stevie Johnson
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Stevie Johnson played two years of basketball and was a second-team All-Conference selection.
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Stevie Johnson attended Chabot College in California from 2004 to 2005 before transferring to Kentucky.
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Against Clemson in the Music City Bowl, Stevie Johnson had three receptions for 67 yards.
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Stevie Johnson became the fourth player in school history to gain over 1,000 yards receiving and his thirteen touchdowns in a season rank second on the school's season-record list.
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Stevie Johnson was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft.
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Stevie Johnson caught his second touchdown a week later against the Denver Broncos on a three-yard pass from Trent Edwards.
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Stevie Johnson finished his rookie season with 10 receptions for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Stevie Johnson was fined $5,000 by the league office for the celebration.
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Stevie Johnson had a breakout campaign in 2010 with 82 receptions, 1073 yards and 10 touchdowns.
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In 2011, Stevie Johnson's numbers fell a bit, posting 76 receptions for 1,004 yards and 7 touchdown receptions.
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Stevie Johnson pretended to shoot his leg and then fly like a Jet and pretended to crash, mocking Jets receiver Plaxico Burress.
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Stevie Johnson was given a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty, and head coach Chan Gailey subsequently benched Johnson for the rest of the game, ending his season.
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On March 5,2012, Stevie Johnson signed a new 5-year contract with the Buffalo Bills worth $36.25 million with a signing bonus of $8.5 million.
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Stevie Johnson became the only receiver in Buffalo Bills history at the time to record three consecutive 1,000 yard receiving seasons.
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Stevie Johnson caught the game-winning touchdown from Manuel in the closing seconds of a week 2 matchup against the Carolina Panthers.
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Stevie Johnson failed to record a fourth consecutive 1,000-yard season, finishing with 52 receptions for 597 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns.
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On March 15,2015, Stevie Johnson was released by the 49ers.
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On March 17,2015, Stevie Johnson signed a three-year, $12 million contract with the San Diego Chargers.
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Stevie Johnson had a fast start to 2015, but was hampered by recurring injuries later through the season.
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Stevie Johnson finished the season with 45 receptions for 497 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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On March 7,2017, Stevie Johnson was released by the Chargers.
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Stevie Johnson used his shiftiness to confuse defensive backs and get open, making up for his average size and speed.
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Stevie Johnson is the cousin of bay-area rapper Ya Boy and Kawhi Leonard, forward for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association.
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Since retiring from the NFL, Stevie Johnson has taken a head coaching job for his former high school football team.
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Stevie Johnson later co-authored a children's book about his NFL career, going on to write two others about his Bills teammates Fred Jackson and Ryan Fitzpatrick, respectively.
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In 2023, Stevie Johnson helped launch a flag football product called Redzone Football.