Fred Johnson | |
Current Team: | Philadelphia Eagles |
Number: | 74 |
Position: | Offensive tackle |
Birth Date: | 5 June 1997 |
Birth Place: | West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 7 |
Weight Lb: | 326 |
High School: | Royal Palm Beach (FL) |
College: | Florida |
Undraftedyear: | 2019 |
Pastteams: | |
Status: | Active |
Statleague: | NFL |
Statseason: | 2023 |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 45 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 8 |
Pfr: | JohnFr01 |
Fred Johnson (born June 5, 1997) is an American football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators.
Johnson played college football for the University of Florida.[1]
Johnson signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2019. After making the Steelers initial 53-man roster, he was waived on October 11.[2]
On October 14, 2019, Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals.[3]
Johnson was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 6, 2020,[4] and activated on November 20.[5]
On March 14, 2022, the Bengals placed a restricted free agent tender on Johnson. However, on March 22, after signing the tender, Johnson was released.[6]
On April 4, 2022, Johnson signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[7] He was waived on November 1.[8]
On November 8, 2022, Johnson was signed to the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles.[9] On February 15, 2023, Johnson signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles.[10]