Former CFL DB Jovon Johnson accepts coach job at Defiance College

Jovon Johnson has ended one career and begun another.

The 12-year CFL veteran has taken a coaching job at Defiance College in Ohio.

It’s official @DCFBJackets I am happy to announce I have accepted a position as Defensive Backs Coach at Defiance College! I appreciate @MannyMatsakis for believing in me and @HawkeyeFootball Coach Parker for giving me the game! Now I teach the skills to the next generation! #2 pic.twitter.com/bdO7IYZvcl

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— Jovon Johnson (@DB_CoachDeuce2) February 15, 2019

Johnson played 188 total CFL games for four different teams (Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal) and was a very productive player making 564 tackles, 35 interceptions, 10 forced fumbles, scored eight touchdowns and notched eight sacks. The 35-year-old spent the first and last season of his career in Saskatchewan. He was a five-time East All-Star, two-time CFL All-Star, named the 2011 CFL’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player and earned a Grey Cup ring in 2007.

Perhaps Johnson will return to the league as a coach in the future.