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Melvin Johnson

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Kansas City Chiefs · DB

Melvin Johnson recorded 50 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

50

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Divisional Round
1997
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 4, 1998

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Divisional Round · Jan 4, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1997
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 28, 1997

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Dec 28, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 20, 1998

Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 20, 1998

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 26, 1998

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1998
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 11, 1998

Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1997
CHICAGOBEARS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 21, 1997

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1997

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 24 interception return yards

Regular Season
1996
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 13, 1996

Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 13, 1996

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1995

01
TBJOHNSON—Melvin Johnson
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1996–2004

02
TBJOHNSON—Melvin Johnson
TBBROOKS55Derrick Brooks
TBSAPP99Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

03
KCJOHNSON—Melvin Johnson
KCTHOMAS58Derrick Thomas
KCSMITH90Neil Smith

Defense and power make the Chiefs a fixture

Kansas City Chiefs · Martyball restores Arrowhead

Marty Schottenheimer and Thomas produced seven playoff appearances and one of football's loudest home advantages, though no Super Bowl trip followed.

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Career accomplishments

4 NFL seasons50 career games1 career sacksJersey: 352 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 8, 1995Most recent: Oct 26, 1998

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