WELCOME TO DERRICK JOHNSON’S

DEFEND
THE DREAM

Foundation
providing young people the opportunities and resources
To reach their full potential - In School And In Life.

Derrick Johnson’s Defend the Dream Foundation was founded in 2012 with the mission to provide low-income and inner city young people with opportunities and resources to reach their full potential.

About Derrick Johnson

Derrick Johnson (DJ), a former Texas Longhorn and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, has returned to his Texas roots. The Waco native moved back to Austin in 2019 after a successful 13-year career in the NFL to give back to his community through his non-profit Defend the Dream Foundation.

SPECIAL THANKS TO our GENEROUS SPONSORS & COMMUNITY PARTNERS: