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Pepper Johnson

Retired

New York Jets · MLB

Pepper Johnson recorded 0 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with New York Jets, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants.

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Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1979–1990

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NYGJOHNSON—Pepper Johnson
NYGTAYLOR56Lawrence Taylor
NYGSIMMS11Phil Simms

Defense restores the franchise

New York Giants · Parcells, Taylor and two titles

Taylor changed offensive protection, Parcells shaped a physical roster and the Giants won Super Bowls XXI and XXV in distinctly different ways.

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Franchise era

1991–2003

02
NYGJOHNSON—Pepper Johnson
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

03
CLEJOHNSON—Pepper Johnson
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1989–1998

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DETJOHNSON—Pepper Johnson
DETSANDERS20Barry Sanders
DETMOORE84Herman Moore

The league's most elusive runner

Detroit Lions · Barry Sanders

Sanders turned every carry into possibility and led the 1991 Lions to the NFC Championship Game, the franchise's lone playoff win of the era.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

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NYJJOHNSON—Pepper 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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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1990, 1994First-team All-Pro · 1990Super Bowl champion · 1986, 199013 NFL seasons0 career gamesJersey: 520 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: UnknownMost recent: Unknown

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