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James-Michael Johnson

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Miami Dolphins · LB

James-Michael Johnson recorded 30 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, CLV, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

3.3

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

4

indexed seasons

30

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
2013
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 29, 2013

Kansas City Chiefs vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2013

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 5, 2014

Kansas City Chiefs vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 5, 2014

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 9, 2014

Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 9, 2014

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2014
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DENVERBRONCOS
SEP 14, 2014

Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2014

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
BALTIMORERAVENS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 4, 2012

Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2012

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 9 total tackles · 2 tackles for loss · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2014
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
OCT 5, 2014

Kansas City Chiefs vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Oct 5, 2014

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 sack · 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2013
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 29, 2013

Kansas City Chiefs vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2013

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped James-Michael Johnson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2017

01
CLEJOHNSON—James-Michael Johnson
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

2013–2017

02
KCJOHNSON—James-Michael Johnson
KCSMITH11Alex Smith
KCCHARLES25Jamaal Charles

Structure and speed end the playoff drought

Kansas City Chiefs · Reid builds the platform

Andy Reid immediately restored winning, developed Kelce and Tyreek Hill, and created the environment for a young quarterback to take over.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

03
MIAJOHNSON—James-Michael Johnson
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

04
DETJOHNSON—James-Michael Johnson
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

05
JAXJOHNSON—James-Michael Johnson
JAXPOSLUSZNY51Paul Posluszny
JAXSHORTS84Cecil Shorts

Quarterback misses stall a young roster

Jacksonville Jaguars · The long rebuild

Repeated top draft picks failed to create momentum until the defense accumulated enough talent for a sudden breakthrough.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

06
TBJOHNSON—James-Michael Johnson
TBEVANS13Mike Evans
TBDAVID54Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2016–present

07
MIAJOHNSON—James-Michael Johnson
MIATAGOVAILOA1Tua Tagovailoa
MIAHILL10Tyreek Hill

Tua, Hill and Waddle stretch every blade of grass

Miami Dolphins · The speed rebuild

Miami accumulated draft capital, built the league's fastest skill group and returned to the playoffs behind Mike McDaniel's motion-heavy offense.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons30 career games72 career solo tackles1 career sacksJersey: 560 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 14, 2012Most recent: Jan 3, 2016

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