 Johnson with theMinnesota Vikings in 2012 | |||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
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| Born | (1984-05-02)May 2, 1984 (age 41) Durant, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Sherman(Sherman, Texas) | ||||||
| College | Oklahoma State | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2006: 6th round, 199th overall pick | ||||||
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Charles Edward Johnson (born May 2, 1984) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aguard in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theOklahoma State Cowboys, and was selected by theIndianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the2006 NFL draft. He wonSuper Bowl XLI with the Colts against theChicago Bears.
Johnson attendedSherman High School inSherman, Texas, the same high school former Colts'punterHunter Smith attended. AtOklahoma State, he was converted from atight end to an offensive tackle.
| Height | Weight | |||||||||||
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| 6 ft3+3⁄4 in (1.92 m) | 298 lb (135 kg) | |||||||||||
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Johnson was selected with the Indianapolis Colts' sixth-round pick in the2006 NFL draft.[2] As a rookie, he started one game, filling in for the injured right tackleRyan Diem against Tennessee in week 13, and, additionally, filled in for Diem for a portion ofSuper Bowl XLI.
Due to the retirement of stalwart left tackleTarik Glenn, Johnson had an opportunity to win the starting left tackle job during his second season, but was beaten out by rookieTony Ugoh. Injuries to Ugoh and Diem, however, led to Johnson starting 10 of 16 games at LT and RT, respectively. Johnson's performance during 2007 was widely viewed by fans as a disappointment (that season marked the first time in five years that the Colts finished out of the top 5 in least sacks allowed), considering the competence he had shown as a rookie.
In Johnson's third season, he was moved to left guard in order to compensate for the loss of injured starterRyan Lilja. Johnson started all 16 games, 12 at LG and 4 at LT, and was one of only two starting OL (the other being Ryan Diem) to play in every game that season.
The following year, Johnson beat out underachieving starter Tony Ugoh for the starting LT position during training camp. Through six games, Johnson had demonstrated solid improvement in his position, in contrast to previous years' performances.
On August 1, 2011, Johnson signed with theMinnesota Vikings. He played left tackle in his first full season with the Vikings but was then moved to left guard after the team drafted tackleMatt Kalil fromUSC.
On February 27, 2015, Johnson was released by the Vikings.
On December 18, 2012, Johnson appeared on an episode ofInk Master, where he received a tattoo of a dragon on his right forearm by contestantTatu Baby. Since 2017, he has been the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach forStillwater High School inStillwater, Oklahoma.[3]
