Former Miami Hurricanes WR Andre Johnson Announces Retirement

Former Miami Hurricane Wide Receiver Andre Johnson who was a member of the 2001 National Championship team and the 2002 National Runners-up played 14 seasons in the NFL, the first 12 with the Houston Texans.

Johnson was a key player during Miami’s 34 game winning streak from 2000-2003. He was the Co-MVP of the 2002 Rose Bowl with Quarterback Ken Dorsey. He finished his Miami career with 92 receptions for 1,831 yards and 20 touchdowns.

Johnson was playing this season for the Tennessee Titans after one season in Indianapolis in 2015. After three catches for 30 yards on seven targets in the Titans opener, Johnson had been used with increasingly less frequency as this season progressed.

Johnson only had nine receptions for 85 yards and two touchdowns so far this season. That came on the heels of the worst season of his career with the Colts last season. In 2015, Johnson had 41 receptions for 503 yards and four touchdowns.

Those were career lows for Johnson when he has played at least 13 games in a season. Johnson caught 33 passes for 492 yards and two touchdowns in seven games in 2011.

Johnson will finish his NFL career with 1,062 receptions for 14,185 yards and 70 touchdowns. He played in the shadows for a Texans franchise that had only two playoff appearances in his 12 seasons with the franchise.

The Texans only won two playoff games during Johnson’s tenure. They had Wildcard victories over the Bengals in 2011 and 2012. Johnson had 25 receptions for 358 yards and one touchdown in four career postseason games.

Johnson ranks in the top 10 in Miami history in five different receiving categories. He had two breakout games in front of a National TV audience during the 2001 season. Johnson had five receptions for 111 yards and two touchdowns in a 49-27 Miami victory over Florida State in October.

In the Rose Bowl, Nebraska could not cover Johnson. He had a 49-yard touchdown reception from Dorsey while wide open to open the scoring for the ‘Canes. He added an eight-yard touchdown late in the first half to give Miami a 34-0 lead going into halftime. Johnson finished the game with seven catches for 199 yards and two touchdowns.

Johnson finished his career with seven 1,000 yard seasons and five seasons over of 100 receptions. He led the league three times in receiving yards per game, twice in receiving yards and twice in receptions.

Johnson retires with a strong case for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is eighth All-Time in receptions one spot behind his former Miami teammate Reggie Wayne and tenth all-time in receiving yards. His career average per season comes out to 75.8 catches for 1,013.2 yards and five touchdowns.