| Jason Johnson | |
| Import: | Yes |
| Position1: | Quarterback |
| Birth Date: | 7 December 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Number: | 18, 16 |
| College: | Arizona |
| High School: | Puyallup (WA) Rogers |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 260 |
| Coaching Years1: | 2010–2011 |
| Coaching Team1: | Pacific Lutheran (QB) |
| Playing Years1: | – |
| Playing Team1: | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Playing Years2: | 2008 |
| Playing Team2: | Catania Elephants |
| Playing Years3: | 2009 |
| Playing Team3: | Swarco Raiders |
| Career Highlights: | |
| Cfl: | 711 |
Jason Johnson (born December 7, 1979) is a former professional American football quarterback who played three seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL), winning the 93rd Grey Cup. He also spent two seasons in Europe, playing for the Catania Elephants of the Italian Football League (IFL) and the Swarco Raiders of the Austrian Football League (AFL).
Johnson played college football at the University of Arizona and attended Rogers High School in Puyallup, Washington. While at Arizona, he earned two all conference honors and he would break many school records including most passing yards in a game. He won the 2001 Woody Hayes Award as the top male scholar-athlete in Division I sports.[1]
He was a member of the Edmonton Eskimos team that won the 93rd Grey Cup.[2] [3] Johnson served as quarterbacks coach of the Pacific Lutheran Lutes from 2010 to 2011.[4]
Johnson also played for the Swarco Raiders of the Austrian Football League in 2009. The Raiders lost in the Austrian league semi final, but Johnson helped the Raiders to win the European championship Euro Bowl XXIII defeating the La Courneuve Flash of France 30-19.[5] [6] He played for the Catania Elephants of the Italian Football League in 2008 and led the league in passer rating and touchdown passes.[7] [8]
Johnson currently works as a cameraman, director, producer, and writer and has contributed work to ESPN, CBS, the NFL, and most frequently USA Football.[9] He won a Sports Emmy award for Outstanding Short Feature for his work with ESPN's College GameDay on a story about Maryland defensive end Melvin Kiehn.[1] [10]