Andre T. Johnson (born August 25, 1973) is a former

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in the

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for the

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(1996), the

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(1997), and the

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...

(1997–1998). He played

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and was selected in the first round of the

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by the

, who were looking for a replacement of their aging tackle

Jim Lachey James Michael Lachey (born June 4, 1963) is a radio analyst for Ohio State football and a former American football offensive tackle who played for ten seasons in the National Football League with the San Diego Chargers, Los Angeles Raiders, and ...

. In his NFL career Johnson only played three games, each for the Lions and is usually considered to be one of the worst first round picks of all time.Robinson, Charles
Worst all-time first-round picks

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, 2007-04-24.

References

External links

NFL.com player page
1973 births Living people American football offensive tackles Detroit Lions players Miami Dolphins players Penn State Nittany Lions football players People from Southampton (town), New York Players of American football from Suffolk County, New York Washington Redskins players {{offensive-lineman-1970s-stub