Derrick Johnson
42-Year-Old
Free Agent
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Retiring with Chiefs
Johnson is signing a one-day contract to retire with the Chiefs, 610 Sports Radio reports.
ANALYSIS
Johnson came to Kansas City in the first-round back in 2015 and left after 13 seasons as the team's all-time leading tackler. The Chiefs parted ways when the aging veteran last offseason in the name of cap relief, which seemingly proved to the right thing to do after the 36-year-old linebacker lasted just six games last season with the Raiders before being released. Now officially calling it quits, Johnson retires as a four-time Pro-Bowler who has 1,168 total tackles and a 2011 first-team All-Pro nod to his name.
Johnson came to Kansas City in the first-round back in 2015 and left after 13 seasons as the team's all-time leading tackler. The Chiefs parted ways when the aging veteran last offseason in the name of cap relief, which seemingly proved to the right thing to do after the 36-year-old linebacker lasted just six games last season with the Raiders before being released. Now officially calling it quits, Johnson retires as a four-time Pro-Bowler who has 1,168 total tackles and a 2011 first-team All-Pro nod to his name.
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Measurables Review
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After 13 impressive years with the division-rival Kansas City Chiefs, Johnson heads to an Oakland team that was in need of another veteran presence in the linebacker corps. He'll turn 36 years old in November, but still has some gas left in the tank as he notched 71 tackles in 15 games last season. If the Raiders are unable to re-sign starting middle linebacker NaVorro Bowman, Johnson could be in line for more snaps than originally expected.
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Released by Raiders
Johnson was released by the Raiders on Tuesday, Matthew Kawahara of The San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Signing with Oakland
Johnson has agreed to terms on a contract with the Raiders, Michael Silver of the NFL Network reports.
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Plans to play 'couple more years'
Johnson, who will become an unrestricted free agent March 14, said Wednesday in an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio that he would like to play "a couple more years."
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Will hit free agency in March
The Chiefs announced Tuesday that Johnson would become an unrestricted free agent when his contract expires at the start of the new league year March 14.
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'Definitely playing ball' in 2018
Johnson said following the Chiefs' 22-21 AFC wild-card loss to the Titans on Saturday that he intends to play in the NFL in 2018, Sam McDowell of The Kansas City Star reports. "I'm definitely planning on playing ball again. That's not a question," Johnson said. "But it's not the time to talk, I guess, [about] where I'm going to be playing it."
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