Pepper Johnson
Thomas Johnson
Born: July 29, 1964
Detroit, MI USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 250
College: Ohio St.
High School: Mackenzie (Detroit, MI)
Career: 1986-1998
Drafted: 1986 in Round 2, #51 overall by the New York Giants
Pepper Johnson played from 1986 to 1998 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, New York Giants and New York Jets. Johnson accounted for 12 points in his professional career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 39 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1995 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 188 | 13.4 | 39 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL New York Giants | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1987 | NFL New York Giants | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1988 | NFL New York Giants | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1989 | NFL New York Giants | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1991 | NFL New York Giants | 6.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1992 | NFL New York Giants | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1993 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1994 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1998 | NFL New York Jets | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 25.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL New York Giants | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 | NFL New York Giants | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1988 | NFL New York Giants | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1989 | NFL New York Giants | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | NFL New York Giants | 115 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1991 | NFL New York Giants | 104 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL New York Giants | 115 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 87 | 87 | 0 | ||||||
| 1994 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 108.5 | 95 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 115 | 100 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | NFL Detroit Lions | 62 | 54 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | NFL New York Jets | 32.5 | 26 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 1998 | NFL New York Jets | 52.5 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1036.5 | 983 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1988 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1989 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 15 |
| 1989 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 4 |
| 1990 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 16 |
| 1991 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 16 |
| 1992 | NFL | New York Giants | 16 | 16 |
| 1993 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 11 |
| 1994 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1995 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1996 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 12 |
| 1997 | NFL | New York Jets | 8 | 8 |
| 1998 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 16 |
Honors
1990 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1990 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1994 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
