Career
He was signed by the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Rutgers. He has also played for the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Johnson was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2010.
The Buccaneers released him on August 10, 2010 but signed him two weeks later. On September 5, 2010, Tampa Bay signed him to their practice squad.
He was promoted to the active roster on December 14, but didn"t play in a game that season. Detroit Lions
In the first game of the 2014 season against the New York Giants, he recorded 1.5 sacks.
Second stint with Buccaneers
After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers resigned Johnson to an offer sheet of three years, $9 million, the Detroit Lions disputed the sheet, sending it to arbitration.
On April 15, 2015, the Detroit Lions traded Johnson and a seventh-round pick to the Buccaneers in exchange for a fifth-round pick.
