Michael Johnson (safety)

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Michael Johnson

No. --     Free Agent
Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: May 9, 1984 (1984-05-09) (age 27)
Place of birth: Austin, Texas
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
College: Arizona
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 7 / Pick: 224
Debuted in 2007 for the New York Giants
Career history
New York Giants (2007–2010) Detroit Lions (2011)* *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XLII)
Stats at NFL.com

Michael Johnson (born May 9, 1984 in Austin, Texas) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Arizona.

He has also been a member of the Detroit Lions.

College career

Johnson played in 21 games with 14 starts at Arizona after transferring from Tyler Junior College. Was credited with 107 tackles (75 solo) and had 5 interceptions, 5.5 tackles for losses, a forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries. In 2006, started all 10 games in which he played at strong safety, he earned All-Pac 10 2nd-team honors and finished 5th on the team with 47 tackles (35 solo), including 1 stop for a 7-yard loss. He caused and recovered 1 fumble, deflected 4 passes and intercepted another.

Professional career

New York Giants

He was a seventh round (224th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2007, and wore jersey number 43. Johnson joined Aaron Ross, Steve Smith, Jay Alford, Zak DeOssie, Kevin Boss, Adam Koets and Ahmad Bradshaw as 2007 Giants draft choices who contributed in their rookie season for the Giants Super Bowl XLII win. In the NFC Championship that season against the Green Bay Packers, Johnson made a critically important play late in the 4th quarter: Fellow Giant R.W. McQuarters fumbled a punt return, and as Packer Jarrett Bush wrapped his hands around the ball to recover it, Johnson dove in and punched the ball out of Bush's hands. The fumble was eventually recovered by fellow Giant Domenik Hixon, and they went on to win the game in overtime.

In 2008, Johnson switched to number 20. Originally sought to be a temporary holder of the free safety position until first rounder Kenny Phillips was ready, Johnson held on to a starting spot all season, playing games at both free safety and strong safety. He finishing the regular season second on the team with 88 total tackles and two interceptions.

He became an unrestricted free agent following the 2010 season.

Detroit Lions

On August 10, 2011, Johnson signed with the Detroit Lions. He was waived on August 29.

Personal

He is the younger brother of former Detroit Lions linebacker Reggie Brown.

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Name	Johnson, Michael
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Date of birth	May 9, 1984
Place of birth	Austin, Texas
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