Vaughan Monroe Johnson (born March 24, 1962 in Morehead City

Morehead City, North Carolina

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, North Carolina

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) is a retired American football

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 linebacker

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Johnson played college football

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 at North Carolina State University

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. After college, he went to play in the USFL

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 with the Jacksonville Bulls

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. Afterwards, he would go on to the NFL

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 and play for the New Orleans Saints

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 and Philadelphia Eagles

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. He was a four-time Pro Bowl

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er from 1989 to 1992 while with the Saints and also a member of the vaunted Dome Patrol

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. In 2011, he was selected for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame

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He was selected by the New Orleans Saints

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 in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players

1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players

The National Football League held a draft of United States Football League and Canadian Football League players on June 5, 1984. In an attempt to head off a bidding war in its own ranks for USFL and CFL players. NFL teams chose 84 players from 224 available during the three-round selection meeting...

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