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Riall Johnson

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Height
  
1.91 m

Siblings
  
Teyo Johnson

Role
  
Football player

Positions
  
Defensive end

Name
  
Riall Johnson

Education
  
College:
  
Weight
  
110 kg


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Date of birth:
  
(1978-04-20) April 20, 1978 (age 37)

Place of birth:
  
NFL draft:
  
2001 / Round: 6 / Pick: 168

High school:
  
Everett (WA) Mariner

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Riall Salud Johnson (born April 20, 1978) is a former professional gridiron football player.

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Riall Johnson: Football Defensive End


Early years

Riall grew up in Lynnwood, Washington, where he attended Mariner High School. At Mariner he was considered one of the top football prospects in the USA.

College

He attended Stanford University. In his junior year at Stanford he tied for the Pac-10 lead in sacks with 13. In his senior year he not only led the Pac-10, but he also tied for the most sacks in the nation with current Chicago Bears star Julius Peppers. And he became the first player ever to lead the Pac-10 in sacks in back to back years.

Professional career

Despite all his success in college, he was selected in the 6th round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He played 3 years for the Bengals. He appeared in 32 games and made a total of 30 tackles most of which were on special teams.

After spending the 2008 CFL season with the Toronto Argonauts, Johnson was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for linebacker Zeke Moreno on February 19, 2009. He was traded to the Montreal Alouettes in September 2009.

Personal

  • He is the brother of Teyo Johnson, a former wide receiver of the CFL's Calgary Stampeders.
  • References

    Riall Johnson Wikipedia


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