Jarrod Johnson

Jarrod Godette Johnson (born March 29, 1969), 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 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 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.

Johnson played 10 games with the Sacramento Surge in 1992, as part of the team that won that year's World Bowl. Johnson went into training camp with the San Diego Chargers in 1992, but ended up requiring surgery on his knee.