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Christopher Duan Johnson was born on September 23, 1985, in Orlando, Florida. He attended Olympia High School in Orlando, where he was a standout athlete in both football and track. Johnson later played college football for East Carolina University from 2004 to 2007. During his freshman year in 2004, he started seven of eleven games and recorded 561 rushing yards with five touchdowns, along with 765 kick return yards. He continued to be a versatile player, leading his team in rushing with 684 yards and six touchdowns in 2005. His college career culminated in a record-breaking senior season in 2007, where he rushed for 1,423 yards and 17 touchdowns, and set an NCAA FBS record with 408 all-purpose yards in the Hawaii Bowl against Boise State.
Johnson was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft as the 24th overall pick. He made an immediate impact, rushing for 1,228 yards and nine touchdowns in his rookie season, earning a Pro Bowl selection. His most notable season came in 2009, when he led the NFL with 2,006 rushing yards, becoming one of only nine players in NFL history to rush for over 2,000 yards in a single season. During this season, he also set an NFL record with 2,509 total yards from scrimmage, breaking Marshall Faulk’s previous record. This performance earned him the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award and the nickname “CJ2K.” He consistently rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his six seasons with the Titans, earning three consecutive Pro Bowl selections from 2008 to 2010.
After his tenure with the Titans, Johnson played one season for the New York Jets in 2014, where he rushed for 663 yards and one touchdown. He then joined the Arizona Cardinals from 2015 to 2017. In 2015, he experienced a resurgence, rushing for 814 yards and three touchdowns before an injury shortened his season. He retired from the NFL in 2018, signing a one-day contract to retire as a Tennessee Titan. Off the field, Johnson appeared on television shows like “Ink Master” in 2013 and participated in National Geographic’s “Man v. Cheetah” documentary, further showcasing his public profile.
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