Rory Johnson

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.

Rory Johnson
No. 3 – Berlin Rebels
Position:Linebacker Defensive Line
Personal information
Born: (1986-03-15) March 15, 1986
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College:Ole Miss
Undrafted:2007
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Honorable mention JUCO All-American (2005)
  • Mississippi Junior College defensive player of year
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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
  1. "Packers sign seven non-drafted free agents". Packers.com. May 4, 2007. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
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