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John Johnson

Retired

New Orleans Saints · LB

John Johnson recorded 46 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

46

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Johnson's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1993
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 23, 1994

San Francisco 49ers vs Dallas Cowboys

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1993
NEW YORKGIANTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 15, 1994

New York Giants vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 1994

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
1992
DALLASCOWBOYS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 17, 1993

Dallas Cowboys vs San Francisco 49ers

Conference Championship · Jan 17, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1992
W
WSH
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 9, 1993

WSH vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 9, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1993
LOS ANGELESRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 31, 1993

Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1993

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Johnson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 interception

Regular Season
1993
LOS ANGELESRAMS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 31, 1993

Los Angeles Rams vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1993

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Johnson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1991–1998

01
SFJOHNSON43John Johnson
SFYOUNG8Steve Young
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

A quarterback transition preserves greatness

San Francisco 49ers · Steve Young takes the baton

Young escaped Montana's shadow with an MVP peak and six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX, extending the dynasty into another generation.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

02
CINJOHNSON43John Johnson
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1987–1999

03
NOJOHNSON43John Johnson
NOJACKSON—Rickey Jackson
NOMILLS51Sam Mills

Linebacker defense delivers the first winners

New Orleans Saints · The Dome Patrol

Jim Mora's defense sent four linebackers to the Pro Bowl and ended the franchise's wait for winning seasons and playoff football.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons46 career games3 career sacksJersey: 04 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 2, 1991Most recent: Sep 10, 1995

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history