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Darcy Johnson No. -- Virginia Destroyers Tight end Personal information Date of birth: February 11, 1983 Place of birth: St. Augustine, Florida Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 267 lb (121 kg) Career information College: UCF Undrafted in 2006 Debuted in 2006 for the New York Giants Career history - New York Giants (2006–2009)
- St. Louis Rams (2010)
- Virginia Destroyers (2011–present)
Roster status: Active Career highlights and awards - Second-team All-Conference USA (2005)
- Super Bowl champion (XLII)
Career NFL statistics as of 2009 Receptions 9 Receiving yards 78 Receiving TDs 2 Stats at NFL.com Darcy Johnson (born February 11, 1983) is an American football tight end for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at UCF.
Johnson has also played for the St. Louis Rams.
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College career
He played in 48 games with 35 starts at the University of Central Florida. He caught 81 passes for 919 yards (11.3-yard avg.) and scored 6 touchdowns while recording 14 tackles (8 solo) on special teams, a lso had a 22-yard kickoff return . Johnson earned All-Conference USA 2nd-team honors in 2005 as a senior, he was ranked 3rd on the squad with 36 catches for 435 yards (12.1-yard avg.) and 2 touchdowns. He graduated in May 2005 with a degree in criminal justice
Professional career
New York Giants
An undrafted rookie, Johnson was a member of the Giants' practice squad for the 2006 season. He signed with the active roster on December 26, 2006.
Johnson was placed on the injured reserve, ending his 2007 season. Darcy suffered a partial tear of his ACL and underwent surgery to repair it.
Johnson's first career reception was a 1-yard touchdown catch thrown by Eli Manning against the Baltimore Ravens November 16, 2008.
Johnson was placed on injured reserve by the Giants on December 23, 2009.
St. Louis Rams
Johnson signed with the St. Louis Rams on March 22, 2010. He was placed on the injured reserve list on October 12.
Virginia Destroyers
Johnson was signed by the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League on September 1, 2011.[1]
Personal
His brother Willie Offord played four seasons as a defensive back with the Minnesota Vikings.
References
- ^ "UFL Transactions". OurSports Central. United Football League. September 1, 2011. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4287741. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
Virginia Destroyers current roster Active roster 1 Matt Henry | 3 Derek Devine | 4 Delbert Alvarado | 8 Mike McMahon | 14 Chris Greisen | 15 Huey Whittaker | 16 Aundrae Allison | 22 Clifton Smith | 23 Jerome Carter | 24 Darius Vinnett | 25 Wynel Seldon | 26 Aaron Rouse | 28 Ahmad Carroll | 29 Adrian N. Peterson | 31 Reggie Jones | 33 Dominic Rhodes | 35 Kyle Whitehurst | 36 Tra Battle | 39 DeAngelo Willingham | 42 Billy Latsko | 47 Jason Davis | 49 Ryan Senser | 50 Tony Taylor | 51 Darnell Bing | 52 Savion Frazier | 53 Mike Balogun | 54 Marques Murrell | 55 Terrence Melton | 58 Joe Clermond | 59 Diyral Briggs | 61 Brett Helms | 63 Adrien Clarke | 66 Anthony Davis | 68 McKinley Boykin | 69 Orien Harris | 70 Shane Olivea | 72 Kyle Young | 73 Clint Oldenburg | 76 Na'Shan Goddard | 79 Jonathan Palmer | 80 Jamarko Simmons | 81 Cortez Hankton | 82 John Standeford | 86 Ronnie Ghent | 88 Calvin Russell | 89 Michael Matthews | 91 Jay Alford | 92 Maurice Fountain | 93 Antwon Burton | 94 Stylez G. White | 96 Eric Moore | -- Simeon Castille
Reserve lists 20 Keiwan Ratliff (IR) | 53 Neal Howey (IR) | 92 Quentin Moses (IR) | 99 Jonathan Lewis (IR)
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from St. Augustine, Florida
- Players of American football from Florida
- American football tight ends
- UCF Knights football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- New York Giants players
- St. Louis Rams players
- Virginia Destroyers players
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