'''Thomas Pepper Johnson''' (born July 29, 1964) is a Defensive Line coach for the [[New England Patriots]]. Prior to being hired as a Patriots coach he was a [[National Football League]] linebacker for the [[New York Giants]] (1986-1992), [[Cleveland Browns]] (1993-1995), [[Detroit Lions]] (1996) and [[New York Jets]] (1997-1998). In his NFL career he made 1,200 tackles, 25.5 sacks, forced 12 fumbles, recovered eight, and intercepted 14 passes. He was voted to the [[Pro Bowl]] twice and was a key member of two [[Super Bowl]] winning teams in his twelve year NFL career. He entered the NFL in 1986 when he was selected in the second round of the [[1986 NFL Draft]] by the [[New York Giants]]. | '''Thomas Pepper Johnson''' (born July 29, 1964) is a Defensive Line coach for the [[New England Patriots]]. Prior to being hired as a Patriots coach he was a [[National Football League]] linebacker for the [[New York Giants]] (1986-1992), [[Cleveland Browns]] (1993-1995), [[Detroit Lions]] (1996) and [[New York Jets]] (1997-1998). In his NFL career he made 1,200 tackles, 25.5 sacks, forced 12 fumbles, recovered eight, and intercepted 14 passes. He was voted to the [[Pro Bowl]] twice and was a key member of two [[Super Bowl]] winning teams in his twelve year NFL career. He entered the NFL in 1986 when he was selected in the second round of the [[1986 NFL Draft]] by the [[New York Giants]]. |