- Craig Johnson (American football)
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Craig Johnson Date of birth March 3, 1960 Place of birth Rome, New York Position(s) Quarterbacks Coach College University of Wyoming Team(s) as a coach/administrator 1983
1984
1985
1986-1988
1989-1991
1992-1996
1997-1999
1997-1998
2000-2001
2002-2009
2009-2010
2011-PresentUniversity of Wyoming
(Graduate Assistant)
University of Arkansas
(Graduate Assistant)
Army
(Assistant Running Backs Coach)
Rutgers University
(Running Backs Coach)
Virginia Military Institute
(Offensive Coordinator)
Northwestern University
(Quarterbacks Coach)
University of Maryland, College Park
(Quarterbacks Coach)
University of Maryland, College Park
(Offensive Coordinator)
Tennessee Titans
(Offensive Assistant/Quality Control)
Tennessee Titans
(Quarterbacks Coach)
Tennessee Titans
(Running Backs Coach)
Minnesota Vikings
(Quarterbacks Coach)Craig Johnson (born March 3, 1960 in Rome, New York), is the quarterbacks coach for the National Football League's Minnesota Vikings. Prior to the Vikings, he was the quarterbacks coach for the Tennessee Titans for seven seasons, and running backs coach for the last season. Before the Titans, Johnson had coached quarterbacks at various colleges for 10 years. As a coach in the National Football League he has developed an NFL co-MVP (Steve McNair, 2003), an NFL Rookie of the Year (Vince Young, 2006) and helped an accomplished veteran recapture his high level of play (Kerry Collins). The quarterback group has totaled five Pro Bowl invitations during his coaching tenure.
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Coaching history
- 2011–Present: Quarterbacks, Minnesota Vikings
- 2009-10: Running Backs, Tennessee Titans
- 2002-09: Quarterbacks, Tennessee Titans
- 2000-01: Offensive Assistant/Quality Control, Tennessee Titans
- 1997-98: Offensive Coordinator, University of Maryland, College Park
- 1997-99: Quarterbacks, University of Maryland, College Park
- 1992-96: Quarterbacks, Northwestern University
- 1989-91: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Virginia Military Institute
- 1986-88: Running Backs, Rutgers University
- 1985: Assistant Running Backs, Army
- 1984: Graduate Assistant, University of Arkansas
- 1983: Graduate Assistant, University of Wyoming
Family
A native of Rome, N.Y., Johnson grew up in Aurora, Colorado, and earned three letters as a quarterback at Wyoming, throwing for more than 1,100 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior in 1982. Johnson and his wife, Darlene, are parents of two daughters, Shelby (19) and Sydney (17).
References
External links
- Bio on the Tennessee Titans web site
- Add-another-name-to-Bucs—coordinator-search
- Titans-QB-coach-a-candidate-for-Tampa-Bay
- Rooney Rule puts NFL ahead of the game
- Service for former NFL quarterback Steve McNair
- Thousands gather for Steve McNair's funeral
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