Antonio Johnson (defensive tackle)
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Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
 Johnson with the Titans in 2013 | |||||||||||||
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| Born | December 8, 1984 Greenville, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 328 lb (149 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Nose tackle | ||||||||||||
| Uniform no. | 99, 90 | ||||||||||||
| High school | Leland (MS) | ||||||||||||
| College | Mississippi State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2007: 5th round, 152nd overall | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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Antonio Rico Johnson[1] (born December 8, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL draft. He also played for the Indianapolis Colts.
He played defensive tackle at Mississippi Delta Community College for two years earning honorable mention All-America honors before transferring to Mississippi State University to play from 2003 to 2006.[citation needed]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
310 lb (141 kg) |
34+3⁄8 in (0.87 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 5.08 s | 1.72 s | 2.91 s | 4.49 s | 7.47 s | 29.0 in (0.74 m) | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) | 28 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Tennessee Titans (first stint)
The Tennessee Titans selected Johnson in the fifth round as the 152nd overall pick in 2007 NFL draft.[3] He was given the number 96 by the Titans. On August 1, 2007, Johnson tore his ACL while participating in training camp drills and was forced to miss his entire rookie season.
Johnson spent the first nine weeks of the 2008 regular season on the Titans' practice squad.
Indianapolis Colts
Johnson was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' active roster from the Tennessee Titans' practice squad on November 4, 2008.
Tennessee Titans (second stint)
On May 13, 2013, Johnson agreed to terms with the Titans, reuniting him with the team that drafted him. Johnson was on hiatus from football in 2014.
New England Patriots
On December 31, 2014, Johnson signed a future/reserve contract with the New England Patriots.[4] Johnson was released on August 27, 2015.[5]
