Jason Johnson (born December 7, 1979) is a former professional

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who played three seasons with the

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of the

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(CFL) and also two seasons in Europe

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and

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. Johnson played

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at the

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and attended Rogers High School in

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. 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. He was a member of the Edmonton Eskimos team that won the

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. Johnson served as quarterbacks coach of the

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from 2010 to 2011. Johnson also played for the

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of the

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

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of France 30-19. He played for the

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of the

in 2008 and led the league in passer rating and touchdown passes.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Jason Living people 1979 births Players of American football from Tacoma, Washington American football quarterbacks Canadian football quarterbacks American players of Canadian football Arizona Wildcats football players Edmonton Elks players Pacific Lutheran Lutes football coaches American expatriate sportspeople in Italy American expatriate players of American football American expatriate sportspeople in Austria