Albert Johnson (gridiron football)

Albert Johnson III
No. 87
Born:	November 11, 1977 (age 47); Houston, Texas, U.S.
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	American
Position(s)	WR, KR
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
College	Southern Methodist
Career history
As player
1999	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2000	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2001–2002	Miami Dolphins
2003	New York Jets
2003-2004	Houston Texans*
2004	Cologne Centurions
2006–2007	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
	*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	2000, 2006
CFL East All-Star	2000, 2006
Awards	CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award (2000); John Agro Special Teams Award (2000);
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com;

Albert Johnson III (born November 11, 1977) is an American former professional football player who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Johnson played his college football for Southern Methodist University and then signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders where he played three games in 1999. Johnson then signed with the Blue Bombers and went on to win the league's Rookie of the Year Award in 2000 after leading the league in return yardage. He signed with the Texans but suffered injuries throughout his National Football League (NFL) stint. In 2006 Johnson returned to the Blue Bombers and once again led the CFL in return yardage and was second in combined yards to teammate Charles Roberts.

Johnson was released in January 2008 as the Bombers sought to reduce their payroll to meet the salary cap and was not picked up by any other team.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Penton, Kirk (January 31, 2008). "Bombers trim down". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Salary cap putting the squeeze on vets". TSN.ca. February 14, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2008.

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[1] Penton, Kirk (January 31, 2008). "Bombers trim down". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] "Salary cap putting the squeeze on vets". TSN.ca. February 14, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2008.

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