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Leon Johnson

Retired

Los Angeles Chargers · RB

Leon Johnson recorded 71 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, Chicago Bears, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

11.3

rush yds/gm

6.9

rec yds/gm

1

playoff games

71

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
1998
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 20, 1998

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 20, 1998

52 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
2002
NEW YORKJETS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 15, 2002

New York Jets vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2002

56 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
1998
NEW YORKJETS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
OCT 11, 1998

New York Jets vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1998

56 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1997
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NEW YORKJETS
OCT 12, 1997

Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Oct 12, 1997

21 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Regular Season
2002
CHICAGOBEARS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 1, 2002

Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2002

46 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 3 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 56 rushing yards

Regular Season
2002
NEW YORKJETS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 15, 2002

New York Jets vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2002

56 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 3 rec

Career highs: 2 rushing touchdowns · 82 receiving yards

Regular Season
1998
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 20, 1998

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 20, 1998

52 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 1 rec

Career high: 16 carries

Regular Season
2002
CHICAGOBEARS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 22, 2002

Chicago Bears vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2002

29 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 4 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2006

01
NYJJOHNSON—Leon Johnson
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1993–2003

02
CHIJOHNSON—Leon Johnson
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

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Franchise era

2001–2009

03
LACJOHNSON—Leon Johnson
LACTOMLINSON21LaDainian Tomlinson
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers

An extraordinary core dominates the regular season

Los Angeles Chargers · Tomlinson, Gates and Rivers

Tomlinson's MVP records and a loaded roster produced five division titles, but injuries and close losses repeatedly blocked a Super Bowl.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons71 career games45 career passing yards799 career rushing yards9 career rushing touchdowns46 career receptions489 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdowns13 career solo tacklesDrafted by: NYJDraft pick: 104Jersey: 351 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Aug 31, 1997Most recent: Dec 28, 2003

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