Ted Curtis Johnson was born on December 4,1972 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
15 Facts About Ted Johnson
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Ted Johnson grew up in Carlsbad, California where he graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1991.
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Ted Johnson played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and was selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 1995 NFL draft with the 57th overall pick.
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Ted Johnson was noted for his ability to generate many tackles and for his smart play at the linebacker position.
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Ted Johnson placed some blame on his former coach Bill Belichick for pressuring him to participate in full contact practice drills three days after suffering a concussion in an exhibition game against the New York Giants in August 2002.
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Some thought Ted Johnson's revelation was suspect based upon a December 20,2006 column in the Boston Herald where columnist Michael Felger said Ted Johnson told him that he would have considered playing for the Patriots in 2006 had they asked.
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However, in a February 14,2007 interview on the Dennis and Callahan Show on WEEI, Johnson claimed he wasn't being serious when he said that, and in fact stated he said it sarcastically.
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Ted Johnson indicated he was very inactive for two years following his retirement, barely leaving the house, and described those as bad days.
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Ted Johnson described himself as still occasionally suffering from anger, depression, and throbbing headaches.
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Ted Johnson served as an adjunct professor for two years at Suffolk University in the Boston area.
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Ted Johnson spent the 2005 season as a football analyst for Boston television station WBZ-TV, but resigned from the station in 2006.
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Ted Johnson served as a co-host of "The Triple Threat" afternoon show on KILT in Houston.
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Ted Johnson named Bianca Wilfork, wife of his former teammate Vince Wilfork.
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Ted Johnson left the Triple Threat and SportsRadio 610 in summer 2018 to return to the northeastern US.
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In January 2025, WEEI hired Ted Johnson to serve as a new co-host for their afternoon-drive show.