Albert Johnson III | |
Birth Date: | 1977 11, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Number: | 87 |
Status: | Retired |
Import: | yes |
Position1: | Wide receiver |
Position2: | Kick returner |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lb: | 180 |
College: | Southern Methodist |
Playing Team1: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Playing Team2: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Playing Years3: | 2001–2002 |
Playing Team3: | Miami Dolphins |
Playing Years4: | 2003 |
Playing Team4: | New York Jets |
Playing Years5: | 2003 |
Playing Team5: | Houston Texans |
Playing Years6: | 2004 |
Playing Team6: | Cologne Centurions |
Playing Years7: | – |
Playing Team7: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Cflallstar: | , |
Cfleastallstar: | , |
Awards: | |
Cfl: | 707 |
Nfl: | JOH033999 |
Career Footnotes: |
Albert Johnson III (born November 11, 1977) is a former Canadian Football League (CFL) player 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]