Melvin Johnson (American football)

For other uses, see Mel Johnson (disambiguation).

Melvin Johnson

Position(s) Safety Jersey #(s) 25, 35
Born	April 15, 1972 (1972-04-15) (age 39) Cincinnati, Ohio
Career information
Year(s)	1995–1998
NFL Draft	1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43
College	Kentucky
Professional teams
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995–1997) Kansas City Chiefs (1998)
Career stats
Tackles	168
Interceptions	4
Sacks	1
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
N/A

Melvin Johnson (born April 15, 1972 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former American football safety in the National Football League. After graduating from St. Xavier High School^[1] in 1990^[2] and playing college football for the Kentucky Wildcats, he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1995 NFL Draft. Johnson later played for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1998.

References

1. ^ Gamble, Tom; Doug Uhlenbrock (1990-08-23). "Football Notebook" (fee required). The Cincinnati Post (E. W. Scripps Company): p. B9. http://research.cincinnatilibrary.org:2121/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CNPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB02E9CABCAC364&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0E592096DB567DF5. Retrieved 2009-08-24. "...St. Xavier: DB Melvin Johnson, TE Bronson Trebbi..." 
2. ^ "Class Records (1945 - present)". Cincinnati, Ohio: St. Xavier High School. http://www.stxavier.org/s/106/stxavier.aspx?pgid=1745. Retrieved 2009-11-15. "Senior ... Melvin Johnson, 1990, Regional Finals" ^{[dead link]}

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Name	Johnson, Melvin
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Date of birth	April 15, 1972
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