Former Pats Receiver Charles Johnson dead at 50.

[DaBruinz]

Johnson was the #3 receiver behind Brown and Patten in 2001 run that started it all

RIP. Gone way too soon.

Former first-round draft pick Charles Johnson dies at 50

Former NFL receiver Charles Johnson has died, CBS 17 in Wake Forest, North Carolina, reports Tuesday.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

 

[Scotty]

Way to early to pass away.

 

[FortressX]

RIP

I am turning into such a geezer I don't even remember him.

 

[Hyped]

RIP

I am turning into such a geezer I don't even remember him.

14/111, 1TD in the 2001 season.

2/22 in the AFC title game @Pittsburgh....otherwise most of his production came between weeks 6-11 of that season.

For comparison, Antowain Smith and Marc Edwards had more targets and receptions. He had similar number of targets/receptions as Terry Glenn, Jermaine Wiggins, and J.R. Redmond.

That was a very diverse offense with many guys stepping up here and there.....including guys like Fred "Boom Boom" Coleman.

R.I.P.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Rip. I believe hes the first player the camera zooms in on after vinatieri’s game winner in sb36 as he’s saying something into the camera . That Always stuck in my memory about him

 

[Family]

RIP

I am turning into such a geezer I don't even remember him.

I remember him as a receiver on Pittsburgh, where he had a big season or two, but had forgotten he was on the Patriots.

RIP

 

[Joey007]

If I remember right, the TV camera cuts to him for a bit right after Vinatieri made the game winning kick in SB 36.

 

[Kontradiction]

A lot of young people passing away these days. You have to wonder how many of them are fentanyl overdoses.

 

[Steve102]

Gil's call, Charles can be seen at the 17 second mark. It's worth the click to go over to you tube. I still get choked up listening to Gil call it. What a thrill for him to do that after all those years.

Godspeed Charles.

 

[RobertWeathers]

A lot of young people passing away these days. You have to wonder how many of them are fentanyl overdoses.

TBH finding him dead in a hotel room when people were out looking for him certainly leads to speculation he was doing something harmful to himself.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

I can't believe I still have no memory of the poor guy, unlike now where I really don't follow all the players I did back then.
Will i still be allowed to post here with missing memory?
Time to make out my own personal Terminal List?

 

[TheRainMaker]

I thought he played more than he did. Same with Bert Emmanuel.

 

[scott99]

My thoughts go out to his friends and family. 50 is way too young.

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

Johnson was the #3 receiver behind Brown and Patten in 2001 run that started it all

RIP. Gone way too soon.

Former first-round draft pick Charles Johnson dies at 50

Former NFL receiver Charles Johnson has died, CBS 17 in Wake Forest, North Carolina, reports Tuesday.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

After Glenn was benched & suspended

 

[anditsgood]

RIP

 

[signbabybrady]

RIP

Somewhere I have a pic of him at the Patriots families hotel the afternoon before the big game. We wondered into the hotel because we noticed it had a Patriots presence and we had some time to kill before an event we were going to. And to our surprise there were several members of the team in the lobby and bar area. Got pictures of Willie, Cox, and Seymour too all from a distance on disposable cameras. We didn't bother any of them as they were with their families.

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

RIP

Somewhere I have a pic of him at the Patriots families hotel the afternoon before the big game. We wondered into the hotel because we noticed it had a Patriots presence and we had some time to kill before an event we were going to. And to our surprise there were several members of the team in the lobby and bar area. Got pictures of Willie, Cox, and Seymour too all from a distance on disposable cameras. We didn't bother any of them as they were with their families.

Pats played most Super Bowls at the Superdome in history, going 1-2.

May very well have played a fourth in 1978, if not for the Dreith robbery the previous year, and the OL holdout.

But I doubt they would have won. Despite the additions of Morgan and Clayborn, the Patriots would not have been able to contain the Cowboys' pass rush, or Dorsett. The defense slipped after '76, and scheming could not make up for the lack of a dominant star up front.

A fifth was very possible in '80, but the team found incredible ways to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Grogan limped out with two bad knees, while Lazarus Plunkett took Oakland all the way.

 

[sb1]

only 50. Wow. RIP

 

[Triumph]

A lot of young people passing away these days. You have to wonder how many of them are fentanyl overdoses.

Heathy people dropping dead doing normal stuff like playing soccer and hockey.