Some sad news to report as former Pittsburgh Steelers’ WR Charles Johnson has died at the age of 50, according to North Carolina’s CBS 17, who reported the news Tuesday as confirmed by Johnson’s former teammates. A cause of death is not yet known.
Pittsburgh drafted Johnson 17th overall in the 1994 NFL Draft. He spent five years with the team, catching 247 passes for 3400 yards and 15 touchdowns. His best season came in 1996, going over the 1000 yard mark for the first and only time of his career, ending the year with 1008 yards.