PITTSBURGH – NOVEMBER 1: Extensive receiver Charles Johnson #81 of the Pittsburgh Steelers catches a cross towards defensive again Steve Jackson #24 of the Tennessee Oilers (later Tennessee Titans) throughout a sport at Three Rivers Stadium on November 1, 1998 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Picture by George Gojkovich/Getty Photos)

Former Tremendous Bowl champion Charles Johnson died on Wednesday at 50 years outdated. He performed for 9 seasons within the NFL, notably with the Steelers in Patriots.

A nine-year NFL veteran, Charles Johnson was discovered lifeless on Wednesday. He was 50 years outdated.

The information was sadly confirmed by the Colorado Buffaloes, who he starred with within the early Nineteen Nineties, and Heritage Excessive Faculty in Wake Forest, NC, the place he was serving as an athletic administrator.

Johnson’s reason behind dying has not but been revealed nevertheless it is available in the identical yr because the premature passing of two different former NFL extensive receiver, Demaryius Thomas and Vincent Jackson.

Former Tremendous Bowl champion Charles Johnson discovered lifeless at 50

After rising to stardom in tandem with quarterback Kordell Stewart for the Colorado Buffaloes, Johnson was chosen seventeenth total within the 1994 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Johnson then spent two seasons in Pittsburgh earlier than a two-year stint with the Philadelphia Eagles. Within the 2001 season, he signed with the New England Patriots, who he then went on that yr to win a Tremendous Bowl with. His profession concluded after spending the 2002 season with the Buffalo Payments.

For his profession, Johnson tallied 354 receptions for 4,606 yards and 24 touchdowns. Following his time within the NFL, he joined the workers at Heritage Excessive Faculty, which has employed a number of different former NFL gamers, most not too long ago serving as an assistant athletic director.

It’s a tragic loss for Johnson’s pals, household, and NFL followers. Could he relaxation in peace.