David Johnson

David Johnson (twitter: @dj_85)

Position: TE
Height: 6-2    Weight: 270 lbs.

Born: August 26, 1987 in Pine Bluff, AR
College: Arkansas St.   (school history)    (Johnson college stats)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 7th round (241st overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 6 (8397th overall since 1950)

Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com

• 4/24 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Draft Needs: Wide Receiver and Tight End, Two Positions with the Opposite Problem: It’s a Tale of Two Cities for the Steelers tight end and wide receiver needs entering the 2013 NFL Draft. Both positions are...
• 4/20 NFL Spin Zone: Pittsburgh Steelers will move David Johnson back to tight end: David Johnson can contribute as a tight end or a fullback, and Johnson has been mostly utilized by the Pittsburgh Steelers as...

• 3/26 Steel Curtain Rising: Cowboys Court Steelers Safety Will Allen: When free agency opened the Pittsburgh Steelers moved quickly to resign current players Ramon Foster, Plaxico Burress, David...
• 3/16 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Resign... Matt Spaeth?: The Pittsburgh Steelers attitude towards departing free agents during the Tom Donahoe era was “Don’t let the door hit you...
• 3/13 Steel Curtain Rising: Wallace Departs - Larry Foote, Plaxico Burress & David Johnson Stay with Steelers: In the end, those who predicted that some other team would pay Mike Wallace the 10 million dollar a year that Pittsburgh wouldn’t...
• 3/12 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers 2013 Free Agent Tracker: NFL Free Agency starts at 4:00 pm Eastern Time today. The Steelers have an inordinate number of free agents and they began the...
• 3/1 Steel Curtain Rising: Is Steelers Free Agent David Johnson Facing "Life's Work": Steelers free agent fullback/tight end David Johnson serves as a poster boy for the role that pure luck plays in success or failure...

• 8/26 Steel Curtain Rising: DeCastro Injures MCL, ACL Tear to be Confirmed: Behind the Steel Curtain's Neal Coolong is reporting (based on an ESPN tweet) that the Steelers have confirmed that rookie first...
• 8/18 Stripe Hype: Morning Headlines: Recapping Friday’s NFL Preseason Action:     Lions All-Pro WR Calvin Johnson appears to be in midseason form after nabbing five catches for 111 yards and...
• 8/17 Stripe Hype: AFC North Headlines: Bengals/Browns Recaps, & Ray Lewis to Debut Tonight:   The Bengals defeated the Falcons last night, 24-19, and have won their first two preseason games for the first time since...
• 8/15 Stripe Hype: AFC North Healdines: Steelers James Harrison Undergoes Arthroscopic Surgery on Knee:   Steelers OLB James Harrison underwent arthroscopic surgery on his troublesome knee Wednesday morning and may now start...
• 8/14 Steel Curtain Rising: Steelers Waive David Johnson, Sign Justin Peelle: What a week for David Johnson. Seven days ago Johnson was the first Mike Tomlin-era Pittsburgh Steeler to hold the title of “full...
• 8/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Justin Peelle signed: The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed free-agent TE Justin Peelle (49ers). Terms of the contract were not disclosed. In a corresponding...[+] move, the team waived injured FB David Johnson (knee).
• 8/11 Stripe Hype: Morning Headlines: Recapping the Night of NFL Preseason Games:   Browns QB Brandon Weeden turns ball over twice in debut, and WR Mohamed Massaquoi leaves the game with a concussion...
• 8/11 Steel Curtain Rising: Thoughts on David Johnson's ACL Tear: David Johnson entered 2012 training camp with an interesting tale to tell. He’s a pure Tomlin-era player, drafted as a tight...
• 8/10 Throw the Challenge Flag: A few thoughts from a meaningless game: The Pittsburgh Steelers debuted their 2012-13 version on Thursday night in a preseason game against their friends from across...
• 8/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | David Johnson believed to have torn ACL: Updating a previous report, Pittsburgh Steelers FB David Johnson (knee) suffered what is believed to be a torn anterior cruciate...[+] ligament in the preseason game Thursday, Aug. 9.
• 8/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | David Johnson injured: Pittsburgh Steelers FB David Johnson (knee) suffered right knee injury in the first preseason game Thursday, Aug. 9, and will...[+] not return.

• 6/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | David Johnson could see time at TE: Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley said FB David Johnson could still see time at tight end even though they...[+] have moved him to fullback.

• 5/24 Steel Curtain Rising: Todd Haley Restores the Fullback to the Steelers Offense: The fullback has returned to Pittsburgh following a five year banishment at the behest of Bruce Arians, thus we have our the first...
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | David Johnson moving to FB permanentlyPittsburgh Steelers RB Isaac Redman said TE David Johnson has been moved to fullback permanently....[+] Pittsburgh Steelers RB Isaac Redman said TE David Johnson has been moved to fullback permanently.
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | David Johnson may not fit offensePittsburgh Steelers TE David Johnson may not fit in the offense offensive coordinator Todd Haley wants to run....[+] Pittsburgh Steelers TE David Johnson may not fit in the offense offensive coordinator Todd Haley wants to run.

• 4/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | David Johnson re-signedThe Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed restricted free-agent TE David Johnson. Terms of the contract were not disclosed....[+] The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed restricted free-agent TE David Johnson. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Leonard Pope to battle for backup job: Pittsburgh Steelers TE Leonard Pope will battle with TEs Weslye Saunders and David Johnson for the backup tight end job to TE...[+] Heath Miller.

• 3/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Steelers | Five RFAs receive tender offers: The Pittsburgh Steelers have tendered offers to restricted free-agent TE David Johnson, OGs Ramon Foster and Doug Legursky, CB...[+] Keenan Lewis and FS Ryan Mundy. The levels of the tenders were not disclosed.

• 8/10 Steelers Chronicle: Pittsburgh Steelers Offense: The Backups: In the NFL today, having depth is absolutely key to making a run deep into the playoffs, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are no strangers...

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