Johnson (6'3", 198) was the fifth-round pick (160th overall) of Tampa Bay out of the University of San Diego in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played his first three seasons with the Buccaneers, then made one-year stops the next three seasons with Cleveland, Cincinnati and San Francisco.
His only appearance against the Jets in the regular season was two series in relief of Andy Dalton in the 2013 road loss at the Bengals.
For his career Johnson has played in 29 games (five starts) and has completed 96 of 177 passes (54.2%) for 1,042 yards, five touchdowns and 10 interceptions.