Lance Johnstone Explained

Lance Johnstone
Birth Date:11 June 1973
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Number:51
Position:Defensive end
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:250
College:Temple
Draftyear:1996
Draftround:2
Draftpick:57
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:386
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statvalue2:72
Statlabel3:Interceptions
Statvalue3:3
Pfr:JohnLa23

Lance Johnstone (born June 11, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was a four-year letterman playing college football for the Temple Owls, playing his final three seasons at linebacker and serving as team captain in 1994 and 1995. He left Temple with the school record in solo tackles with 288 and set a single game school record with 15 solo tackles against Pittsburgh as a junior. He was selected in the 1996 NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders and also played for the Minnesota Vikings from 2001 to 2005, where he accumulated 42 sacks in just five seasons.[1] He was signed again by Oakland in April 2006. In his 11 NFL seasons, he missed only nine games.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1996 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-30 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.