Johnson was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the ninth round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He played seven seasons with the Vikings and two seasons with the Washington Redskins before becoming the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' starting quarterback in 2001. He led the Buccaneers to victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII. After his stint with the Buccaneers, he finished his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. During his NFL career, Johnson passed for 50 touchdowns against 34 interceptions. He also had 3,474 yards rushing and 27 scores on the ground. After retiring from football, Johnson became a radio analyst for ESPN and CBS Sports during football season. In 2005, he joined the Minnesota Vikings as their quarterbacks coach under former teammate Mike Tice. Johnson remained with the team until 2009 when he was hired as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' new head coach. However, he was fired after the 2010 season. Since then, he has been the offensive coordinator at North Carolina State University. He is currently married to Lacey and they have three children: Bronson, Braxton and Briley. Bronson plays baseball at UNC-Chapel Hill while Braxton plays basketball at Maryland Eastern Shore University. Briley is still young but wants to be a soccer player when he grows up. Brad Johnson grew up in New London, Connecticut and attended New London High School.