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Query #16 · full-name query comparison · Sport
Todd Johnson.
Florida standout and Chicago Bears safety
Todd Edward Johnson is a former American football safety who played for the Florida Gators and Chicago Bears.
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A decorated Gator safety
Todd Edward Johnson played college football for the Florida Gators from 1999 through 2002. Florida’s archived roster credits him with 286 tackles, nine interceptions and two first-team All-SEC selections. He started three consecutive New Year’s Day bowl games and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. The Gators profile also records his Sarasota roots and Riverview High School career, which later brought his football story back to his hometown. [1]
NFL career and return to coaching
Johnson played safety for the Bears from 2003 to 2006 and later appeared with the St. Louis Rams, according to the Bears’ retrospective. After his professional career, he returned to Riverview High School as a coach; in 2013 the Bears reported he was preparing for his third season leading the program. Those details show a trajectory from hometown athlete to college and professional football, then back to local coaching. This biography describes that documented period without assuming his present coaching status. [2][1]
A high-impact college career
Florida’s record shows Johnson started 35 of his 47 career appearances and accumulated 286 tackles, nine interceptions and 14 pass breakups. He was a two-time first-team All-SEC selection and earned a place on the Coaches’ SEC All-Freshman Team in 1999. Those college achievements preceded his selection by Chicago in 2003 and a professional career that the Bears recall as especially visible on kickoff and punt coverage. [1][2]
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Search interest over time
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Annual values for the full name query on one calculated comparison scale. These can combine people, brands or other meanings; they are not isolated-person rankings or search counts.
Read the methodology ↗| Period | Relative scale | Index |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.35 | |
| 2022 | 4.87 | |
| 2023 | 4.68 | |
| 2024 | 4.77 | |
| 2025 | 6.28 | |
| Jan–Sep2026 | 10.63 |
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