| No. 3 | |
| Linebacker Defensive Line | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: March 15, 1986 | |
| Place of birth: Vicksburg, Mississippi | |
| Career information | |
| College: Ole Miss | |
| Undrafted in 2007 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
* Green Bay Packers ( 2007)*
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| Career highlights and awards | |
* Honorable mention JUCO All-American (2005)
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Rory L. Johnson (born March 15, 1986) is a professional American and Canadian football linebacker who is currently playing for the Berlin Rebels in the German Football League (GFL). He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Mississippi.
Johnson has also been a member of the New York Giants and Edmonton Eskimos.
College career[]
Johnson then attended Hinds Community College where he earned junior college honorable mention All-America honors before transferring to the University of Mississippi for one season.
Honorable Mention All-America by J.C. GridWire ... Rated the No. 47 JUCO player in nation byRivals.com, No. 51 by SuperPrep and No. 124 JUCO by CollegeFootballNews.com ... Rated No. 17 JUCO linebacker in nation by CollegeFootballNews.com ... First team All-State and Defensive Backs Most Valuable Player as selected by the MACJC ... All-Region 23 pick ... Rated No. 12 JUCO player in Mississippi by The Sun Herald and ranked among top 25 JUCO players in Mississippi by The Clarion-Ledger .
Professional career[]
Green Bay Packers[]
After going undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft, Johnson signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 4, 2007.[1] On September 1, he was released by the Packers in order to get their roster down to the league maximum.
Edmonton Eskimos[]
Johnson was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on May 6, 2009. He was released on June 6, 2009.
References[]
- ↑ "Packers sign seven non-drafted free agents". Packers.com. May 4, 2007. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180503234938/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/packers-sign-seven-non-drafted-free-agents/9e98eca0-5aa4-11df-a3b6-528cc843f916. Retrieved May 4, 2018.