Josh Johnson will be back in the nation’s capital in 2025. The journeyman quarterback has agreed to a one-year Commanders deal, ESPN’s John Keim reports. 
Johnson’s career has included time with a record 14 NFL teams (in addition to his games played in the first edition of the UFL along with the AAF and the second iteration of the XFL). That lengthy resume includes a stint in Washington dating back to the 2018 campaign. Johnson started three games in four appearances that year.
One of the (many) stops he made after that was a pair of games with the 49ers in 2022. Johnson is therefore a familiar face to Commanders general manager Adam Peters, who ensured stability on the quarterback depth chart earlier this offseason. Marcus Mariota agreed to another one-year Washington pact last month, meaning he is in position to once again serve as backup to reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels.
That leaves Johnson, who turns 39 next month, in place to handle third-string duties and compete for a roster spot during training camp. In total, the former fifth-rounder has made 45 appearances and nine starts during his NFL tenure. Johnson has most recently spent the past two seasons taking part in his third stint with the Ravens. Baltimore added veteran Cooper Rush as a new backup in free agency, though, so it comes as no surprise Johnson finds himself on the move this spring.
The Commanders made a surprise run to the NFC title game in 2024, and they will look to repeat that success next season. Daniels will of course play a huge role in determining Washington’s ability to meet that goal, and if he is forced to miss time Mariota will represent an experienced fill-in option. Johnson could take on QB2 duties if needed, but his attention will turn to surviving roster cuts at the end of training camp.
He can’t keep getting away with this
I figure Josh will be on a Flag Football League roster for at least a decade after he’s done with the NFL 🙂
Josh Johnson must be the most likeable dude on the planet because he has never shown anything in the NFL yet has turned in an 18-year professional football career and is still going. Usually untalented backups like Jim Sorgi make it a long time because they never play so no one knows how bad they are. Josh Johnson has PLAYED throughout his career and has been terrible. Absolute legend
Actually BARELY played….I was kind of surprised how little he has played. Over 1/3 of his career snaps over his 18 years came as a rookie. Heck with 6 passes over the last 3 years…I thought he was long since retired….
As they say….Backup QB can be one of the best jobs around. Millions to carry a clipboard.
The world’s greatest sports agent has done it again. This agent just got a 39 year old, never was, QB another paycheck. It’s absolutely unbelievable. I wonder if it’s the same guy that somehow continues to get Tim Boyle a paycheck? If your team has to resort to these guys playing then you’ve already lost
Johnson must be one of the best practice scout team QBs around. He’s probably played with a 1/3 of the O coordinators in the league and knows there offenses. He might have surpassed Chase Daniel career earnings for doing nothing.
He has to be paying the teams at this point lol.
Perhaps he’s found a cheat code to inflate his Madden rating 🙂