CARD: Topps XFL 2001 Endzone Autographs
ACQUIRED: 2021, Future Considerations
CAREER SNAPSHOT:
- Le’Shon Johnson transferred from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M University to Northern Illinois University to play RB in 1992.
- Stepped onto the scene his senior year in ’93 and rushed for 1,976 yards on 327 carries.
- 3rd round pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1994.
- Ran 26 times for 99 yards, and caught 13 passes for 168 yards.
- Split time the next season between Green Bay and Arizona.
- Best season came in ’96 when Johnson ran 141 times for 634 yards and 3 TDs, and caught 15 passes for 176 yards and a TD.
- Had a career high 214 yards on 21 carries against the New Orleans Saints that year.
- In ’97 he ran 23 times for 81 yards.
- Sat out a season in 1998 due to Lymphoma Cancer.
- Returned in 1999 to play for the New York Giants, rushing 61 times for 143 yards and 2 TDs.
- Played one final season in 2001 for the XFL Chicago Enforcers.
- Second fiddle to the league’s leading rusher John Avery- still managed to post in the top 10 rushing for 287 yards while placing 2nd in the league with 6 TDs rushing.
- In 2025, Le’Shon was found guilty of “possessing, selling, transporting, and delivering animals (dogs) to be used in fighting ventures.”
ACCOLADES:
- NIU Sports Hall of Fame
NOTES:
I think this was part of a stack of cards that was provided to me by my friend Joe as thanks for helping him out.