Delano Johnson
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
|name=Delano Johnson
|team=
|image=
|import=yes
|position1=Defensive end
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1988|1|13}}
|birth_place=Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
|number=
|college=Bowie State
|high_school=Dunbar (Baltimore, Maryland)
|height_ft=6
|height_in=5
|weight_lbs=271
|playing_years1={{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2013}}
|playing_team1=Houston Texans*
|playing_years2={{CFL Year|2014}}–{{CFL Year|2015}}
|playing_team2=Toronto Argonauts
|playing_years3={{AFL Year|2016}}
|playing_team3=Portland Thunder/Steel*
|playing_years4={{CFL Year|2016}}
|playing_team4=Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|career_footnotes=
|CFL=delano-johnson/160306/
|NFL=2534857
}}
Delano Johnson (born January 13, 1988) is an American former professional football defensive end. He played college football at Bowie State University. He was a member of the Houston Texans, Toronto Argonauts, Portland Thunder/Steel and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Early life
Johnson earned All-Met Second Team honors in football in 2005 and All-Met First Team accolades in basketball in 2006 at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Baltimore, Maryland.{{cite web|url=http://www.bsubulldogs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1381 |title=Delano Johnson - 2011 Football |publisher=bsubulldogs.com |accessdate=June 22, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623022326/http://www.bsubulldogs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1381 |archivedate=June 23, 2016 }} He started playing football his junior year at Dunbar.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/delano-johnson-pushes-past-tragedy-nfl-dream-192859777.html |title=Delano Johnson pushes past tragedy for his NFL dream |publisher=sports.yahoo.com |date=May 14, 2012 |access-date=June 22, 2016 |author=Dyer, Kristian |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623025624/http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/delano-johnson-pushes-past-tragedy-nfl-dream-192859777.html |archive-date=June 23, 2016 }}
College career
Johnson played for the Bowie State Bulldogs from 2007 to 2011, recording 219 total tackles, six interceptions, twenty pass breakups, five forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and five sacks during his college career. He set the school's single season record for blocked kicks and punts with seven in 2010. He also set the school record for most career blocked kicks and punts with eleven.{{cite web|url=http://www.bsubulldogs.com/news/2012/4/30/FB_0430124737.aspx |title=BOWIE STATE'S DELANO JOHNSON SIGNS FREE AGENT CONTRACT WITH NFL'S HOUSTON TEXANS |publisher=bsubulldogs.com |date=April 30, 2012 |access-date=June 22, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623022303/http://www.bsubulldogs.com/news/2012/4/30/FB_0430124737.aspx |archive-date=June 23, 2016 }} Johnson played in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl his senior season.{{cite web|url=http://www.astroturf.com/astroturf-nflpa-collegiate-bowl-kicks-off/ |title=NFLPA COLLEGIATE BOWL PRESENTED BY WINNOL |publisher=astroturf.com |date=January 18, 2013 |access-date=June 23, 2016 |author=McClellan, Mark |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624015325/http://www.astroturf.com/astroturf-nflpa-collegiate-bowl-kicks-off/ |archive-date=June 24, 2016 }} He also played basketball at Bowie his freshman and sophomore years. He majored in pedology at Bowie State.
Professional career
Johnson signed with the Houston Texans on April 30, 2012, after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.theciaa.com/sports/fball/2011-12/news/120430_bsu_delano_johnson_signs_with_texans |title=BOWIE STATE'S DELANO JOHNSON SIGNS FREE AGENT CONTRACT WITH NFL'S HOUSTON TEXANS |publisher=theciaa.com |date=April 30, 2012 |access-date=June 22, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623022932/http://www.theciaa.com/sports/fball/2011-12/news/120430_bsu_delano_johnson_signs_with_texans |archive-date=June 23, 2016 }} He was released by the Texans on August 31 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 1, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/delano-johnson-player-transactions |title=DELANO JOHNSON |work=foxsports.com |access-date=June 22, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623023031/http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/delano-johnson-player-transactions |archive-date=June 23, 2016 }} He signed a futures deal with the Texans in January 2013. Johnson was released by the Texans on August 30, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.kffl.com/player/27287/nfl/news/delano-johnson |title=Delano Johnson |publisher=kffl.com |access-date=June 22, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623023746/http://www.kffl.com/player/27287/nfl/news/delano-johnson |archive-date=June 23, 2016 }}
Johnson played in ten games, all starts, for the Toronto Argonauts in 2014, recording 13 defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, one sack and one forced fumble.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/2014cfltor.html | title=2014 Toronto Argonauts | publisher=profootballarchives.com | access-date=June 23, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/delano-johnson/ |title=DELANO JOHNSON |publisher=cfl.ca |access-date=June 23, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624023315/http://www.cfl.ca/players/delano-johnson/ |archive-date=June 24, 2016 }} He played in two games for the team during the 2015 season, totaling one defensive tackle and one forced fumble.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/2015cfltor.html | title=2015 Toronto Argonauts | publisher=profootballarchives.com | access-date=June 23, 2016}} He was released by the Argonauts on July 31, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.argonauts.ca/transactions-2015/ |title=TRANSACTIONS – 2015 |publisher=argonauts.ca |access-date=June 23, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624023627/http://www.argonauts.ca/transactions-2015/ |archive-date=June 24, 2016 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions-2015/ |title=TRANSACTIONS – 2015 |publisher=cfl.ca |access-date=June 23, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624023656/http://www.cfl.ca/transactions-2015/ |archive-date=June 24, 2016 }}
Johnson was assigned to the Portland Thunder on November 5, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/Portland_Thunder-220/transactions/ |title=Team Transactions |publisher=arenafan.com |access-date=June 22, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623024331/http://www.arenafan.com/teams/Portland_Thunder-220/transactions/ |archive-date=June 23, 2016 }} On February 24, 2016, the franchise changed its name from Thunder to Steel.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland-thunder/index.ssf/2016/02/portland_steel_replaces_portla.html |title=Portland Steel replaces Portland Thunder as name of city's Arena Football League team |publisher=oregonlive.com |date=February 24, 2016 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |author=Brown, Tim |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160409222936/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland-thunder/index.ssf/2016/02/portland_steel_replaces_portla.html |archive-date=April 9, 2016 }} He was placed on other league exempt on March 2, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/Portland_Steel-226/transactions/ |title=Team Transactions |publisher=arenafan.com |access-date=June 22, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623024551/http://www.arenafan.com/teams/Portland_Steel-226/transactions/ |archive-date=June 23, 2016 }}
Johnson signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on April 18, 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.publicnow.com/view/CE0863CD6D863C9B5CB6692BAB6B9D06C612B683?2016-04-18-21:30:52+01:00-xxx2920 |title=TIGER-CATS SIGN DEFENSIVE LINEMEN JOHNSON, REDDEN AND LINEBACKER CLAY |publisher=publicnow.com |date=April 18, 2016 |access-date=June 24, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624151846/http://www.publicnow.com/view/CE0863CD6D863C9B5CB6692BAB6B9D06C612B683?2016-04-18-21%3A30%3A52+01%3A00-xxx2920 |archive-date=June 24, 2016 }} He was released by the Tiger-Cats on May 16, 2017.{{cite web | url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/ | title=CFL TRANSACTIONS | publisher=cfl.ca | access-date=August 22, 2017 | url-status=bot: unknown | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822210621/https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/ | archive-date=August 22, 2017 }}
Personal life
Johnson spends time mentoring children. He owns a barbershop called FINAO LOVE, which stands for "Failure Is Not An Option, Living Our Vision Every Day". His mom died his freshman year in college.{{cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/06/18/argos-rookie-defensive-lineman-delano-johnson-looking-for-cfl-shot |title=Argos rookie defensive lineman Delano Johnson looking for CFL shot |publisher=torontosun.com |date=June 18, 2014 |access-date=June 23, 2016 |author=Zicarelli, Frank |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913164537/http://www.torontosun.com/2014/06/18/argos-rookie-defensive-lineman-delano-johnson-looking-for-cfl-shot |archive-date=September 13, 2016 }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=johnsdel001 Stats Crew profile]
- [http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=90514&draftyear=2012&genpos=DE NFL Draft Scout]
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