Derrick Johnson

Johnson at a 2007 Chiefs mini camp
No. 56     Kansas City Chiefs
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1982-11-22) November 22, 1982 (age 29)
Place of birth: Waco, Texas
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
College: Texas
NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15
Debuted in 2005 for the Kansas City Chiefs
Career history
Kansas City Chiefs (2005–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl (2011) First-team All-Pro (2011) Consensus All-American (2003, 2004) Dick Butkus Award (2004) Bronko Nagurski Trophy (2004) Mack Lee Hill Award (2005)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011
Tackles 638 Sacks 16.0 INTs 9 Forced fumbles 17 Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Derrick "DJ" O'Hara Johnson (born November 22, 1982) is an American football linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chiefs in the first round (15th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Texas and earned All-American honors twice.

Early years[link]

Johnson was born in Waco, Texas. He attended Waco High School. He registered 170 tackles (103 solo), 21.0 stops for loss, 6.0 sacks, five forced fumbles and two INTs, including one for a TD as a senior. Once he produced a career-high 30 tackles and four forced fumbles in a single game.

Johnson earned Parade magazine high school All-America and first-team All-Texas Class 5A honors following both his junior and senior seasons.

College career[link]

Johnson attended the University of Texas in Austin, and played for the Texas Longhorns football team from 2001 to 2004. He played in the first-ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl on December 30, 2000, alongside Texas Longhorn teammates Cedric Griffin and Jonathan Scott. He then went on to become one of the most dominant linebackers in Longhorn history. In Johnson's senior season, the Texas Longhorns went 11-1, beating Michigan in the 2005 Rose Bowl.

College career statistics[link]

Career awards and records[link]

• 2003 Consensus First-team All-American
• 2004 Consensus First-team All-American
• 2004 Dick Butkus Award
• 2004 Bronko Nagurski Trophy

Professional career[link]

2005 NFL Draft[link]

Johnson was drafted 15th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs. After a month-long holdout by Johnson, he was signed by the Chiefs to a five year deal worth $10.4 million.^[1] He joined Derrick Thomas and Percy Snow as the third Butkus Award winner to play for the Chiefs.

Kansas City Chiefs[link]

Johnson started every game for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2005, becoming the first Chiefs linebacker in 20 years to start all 16 games of his rookie campaign. He was subsequently awarded the Mack Lee Hill Award by the Chiefs (presented to the most outstanding rookie).

In Week 17 of the 2009 NFL season, Johnson had an NFL-record tying two interceptions returned for touchdowns.

Following a stellar 2011 NFL season, Johnson was named to his first Pro Bowl and 1st team All-Pro.

Professional career statistics[link]

Personal[link]

His older brother, Dwight played defensive tackle at Baylor (’96-99) and in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles (2000) and the New York Giants (2002).

Johnson's apartment in Kansas City was featured on a 2006 episode of MTV Cribs.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website of Derrick Johnson
• Kansas City Chiefs bio

Jovan Belcher

At a game in Denver in November, 2010.
No. 59     Kansas City Chiefs
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1987-07-24) July 24, 1987 (age 24)
Place of birth: West Babylon, New York
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College: Maine
Undrafted in 2009
Debuted in 2009 for the Kansas City Chiefs
Career history
Kansas City Chiefs (2009–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
CAA Defensive Player of the Year (2008) Consensus (AFCA, AP, TSN) All-American First-Team (2008) AP All-America Second-Team (2007) All-CAA First-Team (2007)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011
Tackles 219 Sacks 1.0 Interceptions 0 Stats at NFL.com

Jovan Allen Belcher (born July 24, 1987) is an American football linebacker with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played collegiately with the Maine Black Bears. He played defensive end during his junior and senior years, after switching to the position from outside linebacker where he played as sophomore and freshman.

Early years[link]

Belcher grew up on Long Island, New York and graduated from West Babylon High School in West Babylon, New York,^[1] where he played linebacker, offensive tackle, nose guard and fullback and led his prep team to its first undefeated regular season as a senior. He also was a three-time All-America selection as a prep wrestler at West Babylon.

College career[link]

Belcher was named to the second team pre-season All American team for the Football Championship Subdivision football prior to the 2008 season.^[2] Following the 2008 season, Belcher was named first team All American in the Football Championship Subdivision. During the 2008 season, Belcher led the Colonial Athletic Association with 17.5 tackles for loss. He also had 7.5 sacks. He is the fourth multiple time All-American in Maine Black Bears history, following John Huard, Aaron Dashiell and Stephen Cooper.^[3]