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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – The Indoor Football League announced July 18, that Vegas Knight Hawks quarterback Ja’Rome Johnson has been named the league’s Offensive Player of the Week for Week 18 of the IFL season. It is Johnson’s third time winning the award, becoming the first Knight Hawks player to earn recognition three times in one season.
Johnson was also named the league’s Offensive Player of the Week for Week 2 in March and Week 5 in April.
The Knight Hawks quarterback accounted for seven touchdowns, two passing and five rushing, in Vegas’ 55-45 victory over the Northern Arizona Wranglers Saturday, securing the Knight Hawks’ first playoff berth in franchise history. Johnson was 12-of-15 through the air for 152 yards, and he totaled 100 rushing yards on 19 attempts.
Saturday’s outing was the second time this season that Johnson has recorded five rushing touchdowns in a game. It is the fifth time he has accounted for seven or more touchdowns, running and passing combined, and the ninth time he has been responsible for five or more total touchdowns.
Johnson ranks first in the IFL with 35 rushing touchdowns, and second overall with 719 rushing yards. His 38 passing touchdowns are fifth-most in the IFL, and his 1,746 passing yards are sixth league-wide.
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