Coach Jim Johnson

Football coach Jim Johnson serves as the defensive coordinators for the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League.

In May of 2009, Johnson took a leave of absence from the Eagles to undergo chemotherapy. He previously announced in January of 2009 that he was beginning treatment for melanoma, which has confined him to a wheelchair.ESPN.com: Eagles' Johnson Undergoing Chemo

On January 29, 2009, Johnson was diagnosed with melanoma in his spine. He initially opted to continue coaching while undergoing treatment, despite the fact that the disease had confined him to a wheel chair. The cancer began on his skin and was first noticed in 2001, before moving to his spine in the years since. He is able to walk with the help of a cane, but has pain in the area of the cancer. Johnson previously coached from the press box during the end of the 2008 season.SI.com: Eagles D-coordinator Coaching During Cancer Treatments New York Daily News: Eagles' Jim Johnson Has Bone Cancer

• 1967-1968: Missouri Southern, head coachOfficial Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Jim Johnson
• 1969-1972: Drake, defensive coordinatorOfficial Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Jim Johnson
• 1973-1976: Indiana, linebackers coachOfficial Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Jim Johnson
• 1977-1983: Notre Dame, defensive coordinator and assistant head coachOfficial Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Jim Johnson
• 1984: Oklahoma Outlaws (USFL), defensive coordinatorOfficial Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Jim Johnson
• 1985: Jacksonville Bulls (USFL), defensive coordinatorOfficial Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Jim Johnson
• 1986-1993: St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals, defensive line and defensive backs coachOfficial Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Jim Johnson
• 1994-1997: Indianapolis Colts, linebackers coach and defensive coordinatorOfficial Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Jim Johnson
• 1998: Seattle Seahawks, linebackers coachOfficial Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Jim Johnson
• 1999-present: Philadelphia Eagles, defensive coordinatorOfficial Site of the Philadelphia Eagles: Jim Johnson