Spencer Johnson

Spencer Johnson (born December 12, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2004.

Early life Johnson attended Southern Choctaw High School in Silas, Alabama. He was a letterman in both football and basketball. In football, he led his teams to the Alabama Class 2A State Championship in 1998 and 1999. In basketball, he was an All-State Honorable Mention selection. Johnson graduated from Southern Choctaw High School in 2000.

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings Johnson went undrafted in 2004, but subsequently signed with the Minnesota Vikings. He worked himself into the starting rotation by the seventh game of his rookie season and remained the starting defensive tackle until a knee injury ended his 2006 season on December 19.

Buffalo Bills He signed with the Buffalo Bills as a free agent on March 1, 2008.

NFL statistics Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD 2004 MIN 9 40 29 11 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2005 MIN 10 29 20 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2006 MIN 14 15 11 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 MIN 16 24 21 3 3.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 BUF 16 31 21 10 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2009 BUF 16 43 33 10 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2010 BUF 14 55 41 14 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2011 BUF 16 47 30 17 2.0 1 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 2012 BUF 14 19 10 9 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Career 125 303 216 87 14.0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 13