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Rufus Johnson

Retired

Washington Commanders · LB

Rufus Johnson recorded 1 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 4 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints.

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playoff games

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indexed seasons

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career games

Five defining games

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

Regular Season
2015
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 20, 2015

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2015

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2012–2016

01
NOJOHNSON—Rufus Johnson
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOJORDAN94Cameron Jordan

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

New Orleans Saints · Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

02
NEJOHNSON—Rufus Johnson
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEGRONKOWSKI87Rob Gronkowski

Three more championships complete the run

New England Patriots · The second dynasty

New England won three Super Bowls in five seasons through goal-line defense, the largest comeback in Super Bowl history and another dominant defensive plan.

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Franchise era

2016–2019

03
LVJOHNSON—Rufus Johnson
LVCARR4Derek Carr
LVMACK52Khalil Mack

A 12-win season revives hope before relocation

Las Vegas Raiders · Carr's breakthrough and Oakland farewell

A young core produced the first playoff berth since 2002, but Carr's injury and later roster changes preceded the final move from Oakland.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20164 NFL seasons1 career gamesCollege: Tarleton StateDrafted by: NOJersey: 620 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 20, 2015Most recent: Sep 20, 2015

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