Jarrod Johnson

Who is Jarrod Johnson?

Jarrod Godette Johnson, is a former professional American football player who played in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers, as well as for the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football, with whom he won the World Bowl in 1992.

The son of the late Goine and Betty Johnson, he was raised in East Orange, New Jersey. Despite weighing only 143 pounds, his football coaches at Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey had him play center. While Johnson had always wanted to play linebacker, the 100 pounds that he added to his frame while in high school helped him grow into the position. He was on the basketball team at Seton Hall Prep, playing power forward position by his senior year.

Johnson attended Lehigh University, earning the starting role as center during his junior year, where he was named to the all Patriot League team twice, and graduated with a degree in economics. Though bypassed in the 1991 NFL Draft, he signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers, a team that he had rooted for in his youth.