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Brad Johnson (American football)

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Brad Johnson (American football)

James Bradley Johnson (born September 13, 1968) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Dallas Cowboys. He is best known for his time with the Buccaneers, whom he led to a win in Super Bowl XXXVII. Johnson played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected in the ninth round of the 1992 NFL draft. He is also notable for being the first player in the NFL to complete a touchdown pass to himself, doing so in a 1997 game against the Carolina Panthers. He remained the only player to do so until Marcus Mariota repeated the feat in a 2018 postseason game.

Infobox

Position
Quarterback
Born
(1968-09-13) September 13, 1968 (age 57)Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight
235 lb (107 kg)
High school
Charles D. Owen (Black Mountain, North Carolina)
College
Florida State (1988–1991)
NFL draft
1992: 9th round, 227th overall pick
Passing attempts
4,326
Passing completions
2,668
Completion percentage
61.7%
TD–INT
166–122
Passing yards
29,054
Passer rating
82.5

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · Professional career
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Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in(1.94 m)
Weight
218 lb(99 kg)
Arm length
31 in(0.79 m)
Hand span
10+1⁄8 in(0.26 m)
40-yard dash
5.02 s
10-yard split
1.70 s
20-yard split
2.87 s
20-yard shuttle
4.29 s
Vertical jump
29.5 in(0.75 m)
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Vertical jump
mw- .mw- 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in(1.94 m)
218 lb(99 kg)
31 in(0.79 m)
10+1⁄8 in(0.26 m)
5.02 s
1.70 s
2.87 s
4.29 s
29.5 in(0.75 m)
All values from NFL Combine
· NFL career statistics
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· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Record
Games
Cmp
Games
Att
Passing
Pct
Passing
Yds
Passing
Avg
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rtg
Passing
Att
Passing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
TD
1994
1994
Year
1994
Team
MIN
Games
4
Games
0
Games
—
Passing
22
Passing
37
Passing
59.5
Passing
150
Passing
4.1
Passing
0
Passing
0
Passing
68.5
Rushing
2
Rushing
−2
Rushing
−1.0
Rushing
0
1995
1995
Year
1995
Team
MIN
Games
5
Games
0
Games
—
Passing
25
Passing
36
Passing
69.4
Passing
272
Passing
7.6
Passing
0
Passing
2
Passing
68.3
Rushing
9
Rushing
−9
Rushing
−1.0
Rushing
0
1996
1996
Year
1996
Team
MIN
Games
12
Games
8
Games
5–3
Passing
195
Passing
311
Passing
62.7
Passing
2,258
Passing
7.3
Passing
17
Passing
10
Passing
89.4
Rushing
34
Rushing
90
Rushing
2.6
Rushing
1
1997
1997
Year
1997
Team
MIN
Games
13
Games
13
Games
8–5
Passing
275
Passing
452
Passing
60.8
Passing
3,036
Passing
6.7
Passing
20
Passing
12
Passing
84.5
Rushing
35
Rushing
139
Rushing
4.0
Rushing
0
1998
1998
Year
1998
Team
MIN
Games
4
Games
2
Games
2–0
Passing
65
Passing
101
Passing
64.4
Passing
747
Passing
7.4
Passing
7
Passing
5
Passing
89.0
Rushing
12
Rushing
15
Rushing
1.3
Rushing
0
1999
1999
Year
1999
Team
WAS
Games
16
Games
16
Games
10–6
Passing
316
Passing
519
Passing
60.9
Passing
4,005
Passing
7.7
Passing
24
Passing
13
Passing
90.0
Rushing
26
Rushing
31
Rushing
1.2
Rushing
2
2000
2000
Year
2000
Team
WAS
Games
12
Games
11
Games
7–4
Passing
227
Passing
364
Passing
62.4
Passing
2,505
Passing
6.9
Passing
11
Passing
15
Passing
75.7
Rushing
22
Rushing
58
Rushing
2.6
Rushing
1
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
TB
Games
16
Games
16
Games
9–7
Passing
340
Passing
559
Passing
60.8
Passing
3,406
Passing
6.1
Passing
13
Passing
11
Passing
77.7
Rushing
39
Rushing
120
Rushing
3.1
Rushing
3
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
TB
Games
13
Games
13
Games
10–3
Passing
281
Passing
451
Passing
62.3
Passing
3,049
Passing
6.8
Passing
22
Passing
6
Passing
92.9
Rushing
13
Rushing
30
Rushing
2.3
Rushing
0
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
TB
Games
16
Games
16
Games
7–9
Passing
354
Passing
570
Passing
62.1
Passing
3,811
Passing
6.7
Passing
26
Passing
21
Passing
81.5
Rushing
25
Rushing
33
Rushing
1.3
Rushing
0
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
TB
Games
4
Games
4
Games
0–4
Passing
65
Passing
103
Passing
63.1
Passing
674
Passing
6.5
Passing
3
Passing
3
Passing
79.5
Rushing
5
Rushing
23
Rushing
4.6
Rushing
0
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
MIN
Games
15
Games
9
Games
7–2
Passing
184
Passing
294
Passing
62.6
Passing
1,885
Passing
6.4
Passing
12
Passing
4
Passing
88.9
Rushing
18
Rushing
53
Rushing
2.9
Rushing
0
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
MIN
Games
15
Games
14
Games
6–8
Passing
270
Passing
439
Passing
61.5
Passing
2,750
Passing
6.3
Passing
9
Passing
15
Passing
72.0
Rushing
29
Rushing
82
Rushing
2.8
Rushing
1
2007
2007
Year
2007
Team
DAL
Games
16
Games
0
Games
—
Passing
7
Passing
11
Passing
63.6
Passing
79
Passing
7.2
Passing
0
Passing
0
Passing
85.0
Rushing
5
Rushing
−5
Rushing
−1.0
Rushing
0
2008
2008
Year
2008
Team
DAL
Games
16
Games
3
Games
1–2
Passing
41
Passing
78
Passing
52.6
Passing
427
Passing
5.5
Passing
2
Passing
5
Passing
50.5
Rushing
2
Rushing
−1
Rushing
−0.5
Rushing
0
Total
Total
Year
Total
Team
177
Games
125
Games
72–53
Games
2,668
Passing
4,326
Passing
61.7
Passing
29,054
Passing
6.7
Passing
166
Passing
122
Passing
82.5
Passing
276
Rushing
657
Rushing
2.4
Rushing
8
Year
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP
GS
Record
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yds
Avg
TD
Int
Rtg
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
1994
MIN
4
0
—
22
37
59.5
150
4.1
0
0
68.5
2
−2
−1.0
0
1995
MIN
5
0
—
25
36
69.4
272
7.6
0
2
68.3
9
−9
−1.0
0
1996
MIN
12
8
5–3
195
311
62.7
2,258
7.3
17
10
89.4
34
90
2.6
1
1997
MIN
13
13
8–5
275
452
60.8
3,036
6.7
20
12
84.5
35
139
4.0
0
1998
MIN
4
2
2–0
65
101
64.4
747
7.4
7
5
89.0
12
15
1.3
0
1999
WAS
16
16
10–6
316
519
60.9
4,005
7.7
24
13
90.0
26
31
1.2
2
2000
WAS
12
11
7–4
227
364
62.4
2,505
6.9
11
15
75.7
22
58
2.6
1
2001
TB
16
16
9–7
340
559
60.8
3,406
6.1
13
11
77.7
39
120
3.1
3
2002
TB
13
13
10–3
281
451
62.3
3,049
6.8
22
6
92.9
13
30
2.3
0
2003
TB
16
16
7–9
354
570
62.1
3,811
6.7
26
21
81.5
25
33
1.3
0
2004
TB
4
4
0–4
65
103
63.1
674
6.5
3
3
79.5
5
23
4.6
0
2005
MIN
15
9
7–2
184
294
62.6
1,885
6.4
12
4
88.9
18
53
2.9
0
2006
MIN
15
14
6–8
270
439
61.5
2,750
6.3
9
15
72.0
29
82
2.8
1
2007
DAL
16
0
—
7
11
63.6
79
7.2
0
0
85.0
5
−5
−1.0
0
2008
DAL
16
3
1–2
41
78
52.6
427
5.5
2
5
50.5
2
−1
−0.5
0
Total
177
125
72–53
2,668
4,326
61.7
29,054
6.7
166
122
82.5
276
657
2.4
8
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Record
Games
Cmp
Games
Att
Passing
Pct
Passing
Yds
Passing
Avg
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rtg
Passing
Att
Passing
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
TD
1996
1996
Year
1996
Team
MIN
Games
1
Games
1
Games
0–1
Passing
15
Passing
27
Passing
55.6
Passing
208
Passing
7.7
Passing
1
Passing
2
Passing
62.0
Rushing
3
Rushing
14
Rushing
4.7
Rushing
1
1999
1999
Year
1999
Team
WAS
Games
2
Games
2
Games
1–1
Passing
35
Passing
63
Passing
55.6
Passing
323
Passing
5.1
Passing
1
Passing
3
Passing
55.2
Rushing
1
Rushing
0
Rushing
0.0
Rushing
0
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
TB
Games
1
Games
1
Games
0–1
Passing
22
Passing
36
Passing
61.1
Passing
202
Passing
5.6
Passing
0
Passing
4
Passing
36.8
Rushing
1
Rushing
2
Rushing
2.0
Rushing
0
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
TB
Games
3
Games
3
Games
3–0
Passing
53
Passing
98
Passing
54.1
Passing
670
Passing
6.8
Passing
5
Passing
3
Passing
79.9
Rushing
8
Rushing
13
Rushing
1.6
Rushing
0
Total
Total
Year
Total
Team
7
Games
7
Games
4–3
Games
125
Passing
224
Passing
55.8
Passing
1,403
Passing
6.3
Passing
7
Passing
12
Passing
62.8
Passing
13
Rushing
29
Rushing
2.2
Rushing
1
Year
Team
Games
Passing
Rushing
GP
GS
Record
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yds
Avg
TD
Int
Rtg
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
1996
MIN
1
1
0–1
15
27
55.6
208
7.7
1
2
62.0
3
14
4.7
1
1999
WAS
2
2
1–1
35
63
55.6
323
5.1
1
3
55.2
1
0
0.0
0
2001
TB
1
1
0–1
22
36
61.1
202
5.6
0
4
36.8
1
2
2.0
0
2002
TB
3
3
3–0
53
98
54.1
670
6.8
5
3
79.9
8
13
1.6
0
Total
7
7
4–3
125
224
55.8
1,403
6.3
7
12
62.8
13
29
2.2
1

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