Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris Johnson (linebacker)

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Fails WP:ATH#American_football.2FCanadian_football. Has not appeared in an NFL game yet. Vanadus (talk | contribs) 02:57, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 03:03, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

:Note: This debate has been included in the list of American football-related deletion discussions. —Tom Morris (talk) 03:03, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

• Speedy Keep He is on the [http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/roster/_/name/chi/chicago-bears roster] for tonight's game.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:41, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

:*Being on an NFL roster during the offseason is not an indication of notability and exhibition games do not count towards meeting WP:ATH. Eagles 24/7 (C) 02:11, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

::*We allow articles for all players who have been on an active NFL roster in the past year in general. After a year, it might be deletable.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 19:48, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

:::*However, Johnson has not been on an active roster.--Giants27(T|C) 19:58, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

::::*We have only kept players in the past who were on the regular season active rosters, never just for being on an offseason roster. Eagles 24/7 (C) 23:09, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

• Delete Could just be because of Chris Johnson (running back), but I couldn't find anything that makes him notable, so he fails WP:GNG.--Giants27(T|C) 19:15, 15 August 2011 (UTC)
• Delete Fails WP:NSPORTS, having never played at highest level. NSPORTS does not automatically assume notability based on pre-season NFL appearances. This is a WP:Run-of-the-mill player who does not deserve a standalone article. He also fails WP:GNG with lack of non-routine coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. Be sure to sift out articles about the notable running back of the same name. WP:CRYSTAL would suggest not to speculate on future notability based on whether the undrafted player ever plays in the NFL.—Bagumba (talk) 08:15, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

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