Craig Johnson (American football)
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| Title | Running Backs coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | New York Giants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | March 3, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rome, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Craig Johnson (born March 3, 1960 in Rome, New York), was most recently the quarterbacks coach for the National Football League's Minnesota Vikings. Prior to the Vikings, he was the quarterbacks coach for the Tennessee Titans for seven seasons, and running backs coach for the last season. Before the Titans, Johnson had coached quarterbacks at various colleges for 10 years. As a coach in the National Football League he has developed an NFL co-MVP (Steve McNair, 2003), an NFL Rookie of the Year (Vince Young, 2006) and helped an accomplished veteran recapture his high level of play (Kerry Collins). The quarterback group has totaled five Pro Bowl invitations during his coaching tenure.
Coaching history
- 2014-Current: Running Backs, New York Giants
- 2011–13: Quarterbacks, Minnesota Vikings
- 2009-10: Running Backs, Tennessee Titans
- 2002-09: Quarterbacks, Tennessee Titans
- 2000-01: Offensive Assistant/Quality Control, Tennessee Titans
- 1997-98: Offensive Coordinator, University of Maryland, College Park
- 1997-99: Quarterbacks, University of Maryland, College Park
- 1992-96: Quarterbacks, Northwestern University
- 1989-91: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Virginia Military Institute
- 1986-88: Running Backs, Rutgers University
- 1985: Assistant Running Backs, Army
- 1984: Graduate Assistant, University of Arkansas
- 1983: Graduate Assistant, University of Wyoming
Family
A native of Rome, N.Y., Johnson grew up in Aurora, Colorado, and earned three letters as a quarterback at Wyoming, throwing for more than 1,100 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior in 1982. Johnson and his wife, Darlene, are parents of two daughters, Shelby (19) and Sydney (17).
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- 1960 births
- Living people
- People from Rome, New York
- Wyoming Cowboys football players
- Wyoming Cowboys football coaches
- Arkansas Razorbacks football coaches
- Army Black Knights football coaches
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights football coaches
- VMI Keydets football coaches
- Northwestern Wildcats football coaches
- Maryland Terrapins football coaches
- Tennessee Titans coaches
- Minnesota Vikings coaches
