Jeron Johnson (born June 12, 1988) is a former

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strong safety. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an

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in 2011. He played college football at Boise State.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Johnson was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an

following the end of the

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. He made the 53-man active roster as a reserve safety behind

Kam Chancellor Kameron Darnel Chancellor (born April 3, 1988), nicknamed "Bam Bam", is an American former football strong safety who played for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech prior t ...

. The Seahawks placed him on injured reserve on December 11, 2013, causing him to miss the last three games of the regular season and the team's playoff run and win in

Super Bowl XLVIII Super Bowl XLVIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos and National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for th ...

. On March 7, 2014, Johnson re-signed with the Seahawks on a one-year contract.

Washington Redskins

On March 16, 2015, Johnson signed a two-year, $4 million contract with the

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. By the end of training camp, he was beat out of the starting strong safety position by Duke Ihenacho. In the Week 6 game against the New York Jets, he blocked a punt in the endzone, which was recovered by wide receiver

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for a touchdown. The Redskins released Johnson on March 7, 2016.

Kansas City Chiefs

On August 5, 2016, Johnson was signed by the

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. On September 2, 2016, Johnson was released by the Chiefs.

Second stint with the Seattle Seahawks

On December 6, 2016, Johnson re-signed with the Seahawks after Earl Thomas was placed on injured reserve.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On August 6, 2017, Johnson signed with the

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. He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2017. He was released by the team on September 8, 2017.

Dallas Cowboys

On August 21, 2018, Johnson signed with the

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. He was released on September 1, 2018.

Career statistics

References

External links

Seattle Seahawks bio

Washington Redskins bio
1988 births Living people American football safeties Boise State Broncos football players Seattle Seahawks players Manuel Dominguez High School alumni Washington Redskins players Kansas City Chiefs players Jacksonville Jaguars players Dallas Cowboys players High school football coaches in Washington (state) Boise State Broncos football coaches Players of American football from Compton, California {{defensiveback-1980s-stub