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Former Penn State Football Defensive Tackle Austin Johnson Signs With Buffalo Bills

Former Penn State football defensive tackle Austin Johnson signed with the Buffalo Bills on a one-year contract, the team announced Thursday.

The details of his contract were not released.

Johnson played at Penn State for three seasons, including the Nittany Lions’ 2016 Big Ten Championship. During that time, he recorded 154 tackles, 8.5 sacks, four fumble recoveries, and a touchdown. He earned second-team All-Big Ten honors junior year and was an honorable mention in his sophomore year.

After that, he entered the 2016 NFL Draft and was selected in the second round by the Tennessee Titans. He played for four seasons before joining the New York Giants at the end of the 2019 season.

With the Giants, he played every single game in his two seasons and earned the starting position in the 2021 season before joining the Los Angeles Chargers in 2022.

During his two seasons in LA, Johnson recorded 68 tackles, one sack, three passes defended, and a forced fumble. Johnson will reunite alongside Nittany Lion teammate Daquan Jones as Buffalo searches to recover from last year’s playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Fernando is a junior who is majoring in broadcast journalism and minoring in Spanish and Sports Studies. Born in Mexico City and now lives in Paoli, PA, he is a big fan of pretty much every sport. His favorite teams are FC Barcelona, the Cowboys, and the Phillies which involves a lot of suffering for him. You can follow him on Instagram at fernando9015 or email him at fpm5162@psu.edu if you have questions on why he is a Cowboys and Phillies fan.

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