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Tre' Johnson

American football player (1971-2026)

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Edward Stanton Johnson III (August 30, 1971, February 15, 2026) was an American professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns.

01Biography

Johnson was born in New York City on August 30, 1971. His father played for the New York Nets in the American Basketball Association, and one grandfather was a Negro league baseball player. Johnson attended Peekskill High School where, according to The Washington Post, he was "a track star ... who excelled at the shot put, javelin, discus and hammer." Johnson played college football for the Temple Owls and was selected 31st overall in the second round of the 1994 NFL draft. He was selected to the 1999 Pro Bowl.

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleVertical jump
6 ft 2+78 in
(1.90 m)
315 lb
(143 kg)
33 in
(0.84 m)
9+14 in
(0.23 m)
5.23 s1.84 s3.07 s4.51 s25.0 in
(0.64 m)

Johnson was a history teacher and a coach at the Landon School. He was married and had four children. Johnson died on February 15, 2026, at the age of 54.

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