Isaiah Johnson (American football, born May 1992) explained

Isaiah Johnson
Number:43, 27
Position:Safety
Birth Date:16 May 1992
Birth Place:Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:210
High School:Sandy Creek (Tyrone, Georgia)
College:Georgia Tech (2010–2014)
Undraftedyear:2015
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:9
Pfr:J/JohnIs01

Isaiah Nathan Johnson (born May 16, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Tech, and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Detroit Lions in 2015.

Early life

Johnson attended and played high school football for Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Georgia. He earned all-state, all-region, and all-county honors as safety in 2009, when he helped lead Sandy Creek to the state championship. He was on the academic honor roll.[1]

College career

Attending Georgia Tech, Johnson started three games in his freshman year in 2010, and was a starter thereafter. He was injured at the end of his junior year, and sat out the following season. He played in 2014 as a redshirt senior. He finished his college career with 283 tackles, which were the most by any Georgia Tech defensive back.[1]

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Johnson went undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent before spring training for a $12,000 signing bonus.[2] He was among the final cuts of spring training in 2015,[3] but was signed off the practice squad on November 14 of that year.[4]

On September 3, 2016, Johnson was waived by the Lions.[5]

Los Angeles Rams

On September 6, 2016, Johnson was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad.[6] He was promoted to the active roster on September 23, 2016.[7] He was released on September 28, 2016 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 19, 2016.[8]

On September 2, 2017, Johnson was waived by the Rams and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[9] [10] He was promoted to the active roster on November 3, 2017.[11] He was waived by the Rams on November 7, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 13, 2017.[12]

On September 18, 2018, Johnson was waived by the Rams.[13]

Indianapolis Colts

On January 14, 2019, Johnson signed a reserve/future contract with the Indianapolis Colts.[14] He was waived on April 30, 2019, but was re-signed a few weeks later.[15] [16] He was waived/injured on August 31, 2019 and was placed on injured reserve.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Isaiah Johnson . ramblinwreck.com . December 22, 2015.
  2. News: Rookie safety Isaiah Johnson out to make his mark . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024727/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-insider/article-1/Rookie-safety-Isaiah-Johnson-out-to-make-his-mark/0b36ebee-b293-4f55-bba4-eb53f106e620 . dead . November 7, 2017 . Twentyman . Tim . Detroit Lions . May 10, 2015 . December 22, 2015.
  3. News: Detroit Lions cut 20 players, including Jeremy Ross, Joseph Fauria . Rothstein . Michael . . September 5, 2015 . December 22, 2015.
  4. News: Lions' Mathis to IR; S Johnson signed off practice squad . Birkett . Dave . November 14, 2015 . . December 22, 2015.
  5. Web site: Lions establish 53-man roster. DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171015012008/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Lions-establish-53-man-roster/436b48fc-7f92-4d4a-8c0f-05664a3afe93. October 15, 2017.
  6. Web site: Rams Sign Three to Complete Practice Squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017202054/http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Sign-Three-to-Complete-Practice-Squad/f5b36432-8d52-4ff1-a8ab-c779f937087f. dead. 2017-10-17. TheRams.com.
  7. Web site: Rams Waive CB Steve Williams, Promote DB Isaiah Johnson. https://web.archive.org/web/20161029081258/http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Waive-CB-Steve-Williams-Promote-DB-Isaiah-Johnson/3ee307fb-70d1-44fa-b9cd-97b27e8dd1f8. dead. October 29, 2016. TheRams.com. September 23, 2016.
  8. Web site: Nagel . Eric . December 19, 2016 . Rams Make Monday Roster Moves . 2024-07-28 . TurfShowTimes.com.
  9. Web site: Rams Announce Roster Moves. Han, Jamie. TheRams.com. September 2, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180208051619/http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Announce-Roster-Moves/33a04e1d-a581-47b1-a2ef-75984001a240. February 8, 2018.
  10. Web site: Rams Waive Three, Announce Practice Squad. Simmons, Myles. TheRams.com. September 3, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171007163956/http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Waive-Three-Announce-Practice-Squad/6b710a01-cde3-4272-8ef1-1686771ab5c5. October 7, 2017.
  11. Web site: November 3, 2017 . Los Angeles Rams S Cody Davis placed on IR, promote S Isaiah Johnson from practice squad . 2024-07-28 . TurfShowTimes.com.
  12. Web site: Rams Promote Isaiah Johnson, Sign Marcus Sayles to Practice Squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20171214182456/http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Promote-Isaiah-Johnson-Sign-Marcus-Sayles-to-Practice-Squad/8372fcbe-37c7-4531-abf0-fe6648b1cfb1. dead. December 14, 2017. Simmons, Myles. TheRams.com. December 13, 2017.
  13. Web site: September 18, 2018 . Rams Waive S Isaiah Johnson, Add T Darrell Williams Jr. to Practice Squad . TheRams.com . September 20, 2018 . September 20, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180920083954/https://www.therams.com/news/rams-waive-s-isaiah-johnson-add-t-darrell-williams-jr-to-practice-squad . dead .
  14. Web site: Roster Moves: Colts Sign Three To Reserve/Future Contracts. Colts.com. January 14, 2019. January 14, 2019.
  15. Web site: Colts Sign Free Agent Running Back Spencer Ware. Walker, Andrew. Colts.com. April 30, 2019.
  16. Web site: NBCSports.com. Colts sign Isaiah Johnson, waive D.J. Killings. Josh. Alper. May 17, 2019. May 17, 2019.
  17. Web site: Colts Announce Final 2019 Roster Cuts. Walker, Andrew. Colts.com. August 31, 2019.

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