Pepper Johnson

Tackles:	983
Sacks:	25.5
Interceptions:	14
Defensive Touchdowns:	2
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Pepper Johnson
	Johnson in 2007 as a coach for the New England Patriots
No. 52, 53, 99
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	July 29, 1964 (age 60); Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:	Mackenzie (Detroit, Michigan)
College:	Ohio State (1982–1985)
NFL draft:	1986 / round: 2 / pick: 51
Career history
As a player:
	New York Giants (1986–1992); Cleveland Browns (1993–1995); Detroit Lions (1996); New York Jets (1997–1998);
As a coach:
	New England Patriots (2000–2013); Assistant linebackers coach (2000); Inside linebackers coach (2001–2003); Defensive line coach (2004–2011); Linebackers coach (2012–2013); Buffalo Bills (2014); Defensive line coach; New York Jets (2015–2016); Defensive line coach; Memphis Express (2019); Linebackers coach; Los Angeles Wildcats (2020); Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach; IMG Academy (2021); Head coach; Tampa Bay Bandits (2022); Defensive coordinator/defensive line coach;
Career highlights and awards
	As player 2× Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV); First-team All-Pro (1990); 2× Pro Bowl (1990, 1994); First-team All-American (1985); 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1984, 1985); As coach 3× Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	983
Sacks:	25.5
Interceptions:	14
Defensive Touchdowns:	2
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Thomas "Pepper" Johnson (born July 29, 1964) is an American football coach and former linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, the first seven of which were for the New York Giants. He won two Super Bowls with the Giants before playing for the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions and New York Jets.

After his playing career ended, Johnson began working as an assistant coach for the New England Patriots. In New England he was reunited with Bill Belichick, for whom Johnson played as a Giant and Brown. He spent 14 seasons with the organization, winning three Super Bowls, before leaving the Patriots to work as the defensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills and then the New York Jets. After a stint as the Memphis Express' defensive coordinator in 2019, he joined the XFL. He had a brief stint with the Los Angeles Wildcats as their defensive coordinator in 2020, and the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL in 2022.