JARRET JOHNSON RUMORS

2012 NFL draft: Chargers need a player like Courtney Upshaw

After doing nothing the previous year, the San Diego Chargers upgraded the linebacker core by adding Jarret Johnson but are still missing a pass rushing specialist. Alabama linebacker, Courtney Upshaw, may be the player they are searching for. Upshaw was highly scouted as a high school prep star and now once again by the 2012 NFL Draft.
Via The Penalty Flag  |  April 23, 2012

Jarret Johnson Would Have Had To Throw Up On His Jersey Had Steelers Signed Him

Former Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Jarret Johnson signed with San Diego Chargers on Wednesday and called into WBAL radio on Thursday to discuss his departure from Baltimore. Late in the interview Johnson was asked if his leaving the Ravens was any less painful because he did not not end up signing with Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets or Indianapolis Colts and Johnson replied...
Via Steelers Depot  |  March 15, 2012

Chargers add depth in free agency with Gaither, Johnson and McClain

The San Diego Chargers reached an agreement for a three year deal with former two time Pro Bowler Le’Ron McClain.  McClain will give San Diego a proven veteran who made the Pro Bowl in 2008 as a fullback rushing for 10 touchdowns and made the Pro Bowl in 2009 as a running back.  McClain’s last two seasons have totaled 136 rushing yards on 43 attempts and one touchdown...
Via Rant Sports  |  March 15, 2012

Ravens say goodbye to Jarret Johnson...and other Free Agent developments...

You knew it was going to happen... because Ozzie doesn't write a 4-year deal for a 31-year-old outside linebacker... it makes perfect sense for Ozzie to let Jarret Johnson go from a personnel management standpoint... but it is still a shock to see a great Ravens player sign with another team.Welcome back to salary cap reality.....Teams were spoiled over the last few years not...
Via Ravens Football Machine  |  March 15, 2012

Chargers ink Jarret Johnson to four-year deal

The Baltimore Ravens have lost another defensive starter to free agency, as linebacker Jarret Johnson agreed to a four-year deal with the San Diego Chargers on Wednesday. The financial terms of the deal have not been announced. Johnson, who will turn 31 before the start of the 2012 season, has played his entire nine-year career [...]
Via The Purple Chaos  |  March 14, 2012

Jarret Johnson leaves the Ravens nest to become a Charger.

SAN DIEGO, March 14—There was a time where if you asked anybody in the Ravens locker room who they would take with them into a bar fight the answer would have “Jarret “Double J” Johnson. The OLB was very much responsible for many of the plays that help that Ravens defense become as mighty as it has been over the past four years. The Ravens have always valued...
Via Players View  |  March 14, 2012

Johnson flies coop, signs with Chargers

The second unrestricted free agent of the Baltimore Ravens has left to sign with another team. According to multiple reports, outside linebacker, and longtime Raven, Jarret Johnson has agreed to a four-year deal with the Chargers. Johnson is one of the better run-stopping linebackers in the league, but was often replaced on passing downs. Third-year player Paul Kruger is likely...
Via MyTeamRivals.com  |  March 14, 2012

Newsome: ‘Jarret is a Raven’

Outside linebacker Jarret Johnson figures to be one of the toughest decisions the Baltimore Ravens will have to make when free agency begins this off-season. Johnson, a fourth-round draft pick out of the University of Alabama in 2003, will become an unrestricted free agent in March. There has been some buzzing that the Ravens would [...]
Via The Purple Chaos  |  February 26, 2012

What’s the Market like for Jarret Johnson?

After playing his first nine career seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, Jarret Johnson is set to hit the open market and become a free agent when the new league year begins next month. Johnson, 30, has played in a franchise record 129 games, and the day after the AFC Championship Game loss in New England, [...]
Via The Purple Chaos  |  February 18, 2012

Jarret Johnson Hopes to Return, But Understands it’s a Business

Outside linebacker Jarret Johnson is the Baltimore Ravens’ iron man, having played in a franchise-record 130 consecutive games. But Johnson’s not sure if he’ll be returning to be the work horse and perennially underrated talent many Ravens fans have come to know and love. “I don’t know, we’ll see,” Johnson said, via BaltimoreRavens.com. “We’ve got [...]
Via The Purple Chaos  |  January 25, 2012
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