Collin Johnson Retires from NFL

[CJ Vogel]

This is pretty awesome to see for the Lifetime Longhorn. 

Johnson spent time with the Jaguars, Giants and Bears, catching two career touchdowns. An Achilles injury changed the trajectory of his career, but it looks like Johnson is going to be just fine in life after football.

[Lnghrn]

Awesome accomplishment to get into MIT.  Congrats Collin!

[hookem1014]

Congrats to him! A buddy of mine attended MIT for his MBA and built plenty of connections in the sports industry via the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Wishing nothing but the best for Colin🤘

[Uthookem4800]

@CJ Vogel tell Bobby to get Collin an Kirk on OTF interview 

[Alex Butler]

18 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

This is pretty awesome to see for the Lifetime Longhorn. 

Johnson spent time with the Jaguars, Giants and Bears, catching two career touchdowns. An Achilles injury changed the trajectory of his career, but it looks like Johnson is going to be just fine in life after football.

Good for him. MIT is a pretty good school, not McCombs but good lol 😝 

[horn1]

Injuries derailed his career, but when healthy the guy was pretty darn solid

Edited 20 hours ago by horn1

[Here for the Wins]

21 minutes ago, hookem1014 said:

Congrats to him! A buddy of mine attended MIT for his MBA and built plenty of connections in the sports industry via the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Wishing nothing but the best for Colin🤘

Sounds pretty good.  They have anything for old, uninspired dudes?

[CJ Vogel]

5 minutes ago, horn1 said:

Injuries derailed his career, but when healthy the guy was pretty darn solid

Made some unbelievable diving catches. The one vs. USC was one of my favorites

[CJ Vogel]

12 minutes ago, Uthookem4800 said:

@CJ Vogel tell Bobby to get Collin an Kirk on OTF interview 

Good idea!

[hookem1014]

3 minutes ago, Here for the Wins said:

Sounds pretty good.  They have anything for old, uninspired dudes?

I heard those are listed as job requirements to be an ESPN analyst these days!

[GoHorns1]

21 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

Good for him. MIT is a pretty good school, not McCombs but good lol 😝 

Combination of both is a fantastic accomplishment!

Edited 19 hours ago by GoHorns1

[CoachScott619]

Big dude doing big things. Good for him!

[Sarah O]

 

[CJ Vogel]

14 minutes ago, Sarah O said:

 

So awesome. 

[Traves]

Was at the game vs USC in the Coliseum of him going off. Tough loss but a great game.

[.45s]

That will be a great graduate degree for him.  Sorry it did not work well in the NFL but he was a very good receiver for UT.

[horns96]

6 hours ago, .45s said:

That will be a great graduate degree for him.  Sorry it did not work well in the NFL but he was a very good receiver for UT.

Not to quibble, but 4 years in the NFL is a pretty good career and that salary is more than the average person makes in a lifetime.

[Atticus]

He'll be set up very well post Sloan. Amazing job by him getting admitted.

[.45s]

7 hours ago, horns96 said:

Not to quibble, but 4 years in the NFL is a pretty good career and that salary is more than the average person makes in a lifetime.

4 years in the NFL is definitely better pay-wise than the average person, but I was referring to playing on the field.  His last two years out of 4 in the NFL he had 3 catches and only had 2 TDs for his career.  Being a long term backup QB in the NFL may be one of the best jobs there is because they make a lot of money, come out with fewer injuries than starters, but probably would have preferred to be a starter.