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| refer to captionJohnson, featured in HBO's Hard Knocks (2007) | |
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| College: | Texas |
| NFL draft: | 2005 / round: 1 / pick: 15 |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Derrick O'Hara Johnson (born November 11, 1982 in Waco, Texas) is an American football linebacker drafted fifteenth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he received the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player and the Dick Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker in 2004.
Johnson started every game for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2005 and was awarded the Mack Lee Hill Award by the Chiefs (honors the most outstanding rookie player).
Johnson's apartment in Kansas City was featured on a 2006 episode of MTV Cribs.
External links
- Official Website of Derrick Johnson
- Team profile
- Derrick Johnson highlights from jcdenton40.com
| Preceded byTeddy Lehman | Butkus Award Winner 2004 |
Succeeded byPaul Posluszny |
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