After playing college football for the University of Colorado Boulder, Johnson was a first-round pick for the Steelers in the 1994 NFL Draft. He played for the Steelers for five years before signing with the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2000, he led the Eagles with seven touchdown catches. The following year, in his single season with the Patriots, he earned a Super Bowl ring. Johnson finished his NFL career with a single season with the Buffalo Bills. In later years, he was assistant athletic director at Heritage High School in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
Tributes to Charles Johnson
Gutted to hear of former Eagles WR Charles Johnson's death.
C.J. played nine NFL seasons and spent 1999 & 2000 with the Eagles. Great guy, tremendous personality, had been working as an assistant AD at a high school in North Carolina.
This week has been Hell. No other way I can describe it. A coach, a boss, a mentor, and a very close friend is gone. Coach Charles Johnson did so much in my life even after high school and football. Coach, you'll be so missed by so many. Rest easy. #RIPCJ#OnceAHuskyAlwaysAHuskypic.twitter.com/5Yz8885SNa
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