Cincinnati Bengals 2009 Media Guide.indb - Bengals Home
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STADIUM , NFL & MEDIA RECORDS HISTORY 2008 REVIEW COLLEGE FREE AGENTS <strong>2009</strong> DRAFT CHOICES VETERANS ROSTERS STAFF<br />
JAMES JOHNSON’S STATISTICS<br />
Rushing Receiving Scoring<br />
YEAR TEAM G-S ATT YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD TD TD-R TD-P TD-Rt 2-PtC PTS<br />
2008 <strong>Cincinnati</strong> 4-0 9 29 3.2 12 0 6 47 7.8 16 0 — — — — — —<br />
CAREER 4-0 9 29 3.2 12 0 6 47 7.8 16 0 — — — — —<br />
Special Teams Kickoff Returns Punt Returns<br />
FR-<br />
YEAR TEAM ST AT TT FF YDS BP BFG BXP NO YDS AVG FC LG TD NO YDS AVG FC LG TD<br />
2008 <strong>Cincinnati</strong> 2 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 13 0 — — — — — —<br />
CAREER 2 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 13 0 — — — — — —<br />
Johnson did not play in 2008, but looks to re-start<br />
a <strong>Bengals</strong> career that saw him hold team’s No. 1 FB job<br />
from his rookie season of 2003 through ’07 … Opened<br />
’08 on Reserve/Injured list, due to preseason knee injury,<br />
and was waived in November after completion of rehab<br />
… Re-signed with <strong>Bengals</strong> as a free agent on 4-24-09 …<br />
Played in every game in his fi rst fi ve seasons, making 81<br />
appearances (including one in postseason) … In ’07, he<br />
aided pass protection that allowed a franchise-record low<br />
17 sacks … His lead blocking helped HB Rudi Johnson<br />
rush for 4221 yards over 2004-06, most by any Bengal in<br />
a three-year span … Has scored eight career TDs.<br />
2008: Opened training camp with <strong>Bengals</strong>, but was<br />
not cleared for practice through the second preseason<br />
game, due to conditioning issues … Played in the last<br />
two preseason games (no statistics), with a start in finale<br />
on Aug. 28 at Indianapolis … Suffered knee injury in<br />
practice on Sept. 1, and was placed on Reserve/Injured<br />
list on Sept. 3 … Waived from Reserve/Injured on Nov.<br />
26, following completion of rehab.<br />
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2003—Drafted by <strong>Bengals</strong><br />
in fourth round (118th overall) … Signed July 27 …<br />
Scored his first pro TD Nov. 9 vs. Houston, dragging Texans<br />
defender into end zone on one-yard second-quarter run that<br />
gave <strong>Bengals</strong> 14-10 lead … Also vs. Houston, helped HB<br />
Rudi Johnson rush for 182 yards on team-record 43 carries<br />
as <strong>Bengals</strong> posted their highest possession time (41:15)<br />
in 226 games … Had 13-yard TD reception Nov. 16 vs.<br />
Kansas City, putting <strong>Bengals</strong> ahead to stay at 10-6 in big<br />
win against an undefeated (9-0) opponent. 2004—Had<br />
a two-yard TD catch for game’s first score on Oct. 3 at<br />
Pittsburgh … On Nov. 28 vs. Cleveland, helped Rudi<br />
Johnson power his way to a career-high 202 yards on<br />
26 carries. 2005—Helped <strong>Bengals</strong> capture AFC North<br />
JEREMI JOHNSON<br />
23<br />
Fullback<br />
Ht: 5-11<br />
Wt: 275<br />
7th year in NFL<br />
College: Western Kentucky<br />
2008 Games-Starts: 0-0<br />
Career Games-Starts: 80-50<br />
— 56 —<br />
Acquired: FA’09<br />
Born: 9-4-80<br />
championship, scoring career-high three TDs (all receiving)<br />
and aiding Rudi Johnson’s club-record 1458 rushing yards<br />
… Aided pass protection that allowed only 21 sacks, a club<br />
record at the time … Scored on 18-yard catch Sept. 11 at<br />
Cleveland, breaking a tackle to reach end zone … Scored<br />
the only <strong>Bengals</strong> TD of the day in win Oct. 2 vs. Houston, a<br />
one-yard reception that put <strong>Cincinnati</strong> ahead 10-3 … Had<br />
career-long 27-yard catch for a TD in win Oct. 30 vs. Green<br />
Bay. 2006—Earned his top league-wide recognition, finishing<br />
as first alternate in AFC Pro Bowl voting … Became<br />
a restricted free agent following ’05 season, and re-signed<br />
with <strong>Bengals</strong> on 4-13-06 … Helped power Rudi Johnson<br />
to season-high 145 rushing yards on Sept. 17 vs. Cleveland<br />
… On Nov. 12 vs. San Diego, had three-yard rushing TD<br />
for game’s first score … Had four rushes for career-high<br />
23 yards Nov. 30 vs. Baltimore. 2007—Helped <strong>Bengals</strong> to<br />
No. 2 NFL ranking with their 17 sacks allowed, behind only<br />
New Orleans (16) … Helped power rushing offense to 177<br />
yards Oct. 21 vs. N.Y. Jets, including 130-yard game by<br />
HB Kenny Watson … Had a one-yard TD catch Nov. 4 at<br />
Buffalo, and also had a key block on Glenn Holt’s 100-yard<br />
kickoff return … Blocked for season-high team rushing total<br />
of 192 yards on Dec. 9 vs. St. Louis.<br />
COLLEGE: Began college career as an All-Big Ten<br />
freshman team selection at Indiana in 1999, and stayed at<br />
Indiana through 2001, with three-year totals of 931 rushing<br />
yards (5.1 avg.) and 386 receiving yards (10.4 avg.) …<br />
Scored 11 rushing TDs and two receiving TDs at Indiana<br />
while playing 33 games with 16 starts … Left Indiana to play<br />
his 2002 senior season at Division I-AA Western Kentucky,<br />
following Hoosiers WRs coach T.J. Weist, who was leaving<br />
to join WKU as running backs coach … Johnson was a key<br />
blocker and yardage-producer for WKU’s 2002 national<br />
championship team, gaining 947 scrimmage yards and<br />
helping HB Jon Frazier rush for 1606 yards.
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