I’m making history as the NFL’s ultimate journeyman having played for 14 teams – I’ve made $12m and i’m not finished yet
THE greatest journeyman in the history of the NFL is making yet another stop in his career.
Josh Johnson is signing with the Washington Commanders for the 2025 season.
Johnson's career started in 2008, when he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 5th round of the draft.
He signed with multiple different teams throughout his career before moving to the XFL for the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
Johnson returned to the NFL after the 2020 season and once again played for multiple teams before joining the Commanders.
Here is a complete timeline of Johnson's football career in and out of the NFL:
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- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2008-2011)
- San Francisco 49ers (2012)
- Sacramento Mountain Lions (2012)
- Cleveland Browns (2012)
- Cincinnati Bengals (2013)
- San Francisco 49ers (2014)
- Cincinnati Bengals (2015)
- New York Jets (2015)
- Indianapolis Colts (2015)
- Buffalo Bills (2015)
- Baltimore Ravens (2016)
- New York Giants (2016)
- Houston Texans (2017)
- Oakland Raiders (2018)
- Washington Redskins (2018)
- San Diego Fleet (2019)
- Detroit Lions (2019)
- Los Angeles Wildcats (2020)
- San Francisco 49ers (2020)
- New York Jets (2021)
- Baltimore Ravens (2021)
- Denver Broncos (2022)
- San Francisco 49ers (2022)
- Baltimore Ravens (2023-2024)
- Washington Commanders (present)
Johnson has made a solid living for himself as a journeyman quarterback.
Between all of his stops he has racked up career earnings of over $12 million.
A good chunk of that came from last season, when he made over $1.4 million with the Ravens.
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His new contract with the Commanders is for just about the same value as his Ravens deal.
Johnson has a bit of a cult following in the NFL, and fans shared their kudos for his new contract on social media.
"14 seasons, 12 million dollars, that's definitely a record," one fan said.
"This is impressive in every single aspect," another fan said.
"He mastered the art of not burning bridges," a third fan said.
"He almost won a ring with 49ers! What a guy!" a fourth fan said.
"He’s gonna be a great coach one day," a fifth fan said.
NFL important dates 2025 season
March 12 - Free Agency begins
April 24-26 - NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin
September 4 - 2025 season opener (TBC vs Eagles)
November 27 - Thanksgiving Day triple header
January 4, 2026 - End of regular-season
February 8, 2026 - Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California
While he has been on tons of teams in his career, Johnson has gotten very limited playing time.
He has appeared in 45 NFL games, starting just nine of those games.
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Johnson has passed for 2,297 yards with 13 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.
He has ran for an extra 426 yards and one touchdown.