CHARGERS ADD VETERAN RECEIVER JOHNSON

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March 17, 2015 (San Diego) - The San Diego Chargers agreed to contract terms with veteran free agent wide receiver Stevie Johnson on a three-year contract, the team announced Tuesday.



Entering his eighth NFL season, Johnson (6-2, 207) has caught 336 passes for 4,267 yards and 31 touchdowns in 89 games. Originally a seventh-round selection (224th overall) by the Buffalo Bills in 2008 out of Kentucky, he played six seasons in Buffalo before being traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 2014. The 28-year-old caught 35 passes for 435 yards and three touchdowns in 13 games for the 49ers, highlighted by a nine-catch, 103-yard performance Week 3 against the Arizona Cardinals.

Johnson’s career took off in 2010, setting career highs in catches (82), yards (1,073) and touchdowns (10). He became the first player in Bills history to post three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons (2010-12), recording at least 75 receptions each year.

Johnson is the Bolts’ eighth addition during the free agency period.  The team also added defensive back Jimmy Wilson (Miami), guard Orlando Franklin (Denver), and return specialist Jacoby Jones (Baltimore), and re-signed left tackle King Dunlap, cornerback Brandon Flowers, defensive end Ricardo Mathews and center Trevor Robinson.


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