‘Johnson has been connected to Patriots coach Bill Belichick since 1986, when the linebacker was drafted by the Giants, with Belichick then serving as the team’s defensive coordinator. Johnson played for Belichick in New York, then Cleveland, then New York again, this time with the Jets. He joined Belichick’s first coaching staff in Foxborough, coaching linebackers (2000-03, 2012-13) and the defensive line (2004-11). He left the Patriots after last season and is now coaching the Bills’ defensive linemen.’