Rory Johnson

Rory Johnson
No. 3 – Berlin Rebels
Position:	Linebacker Defensive Line
Personal information
Born:	March 15, 1986 (age 35); Vicksburg, Mississippi
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College:	Ole Miss
Undrafted:	2007
Career history
	Green Bay Packers (2007); New York Giants (2007–2008); Edmonton Eskimos (2009)*; Berlin Rebels (2010–2013); Berlin Adler (2014); Berlin Rebels (2015–present);
	* 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

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.

Berlin Rebels[]

Since 2010 Johnson has played in the German Football League for the Berlin Rebels and the Berlin Adler. He currently is playing for the Rebels as of 2021.

References[]

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

External links[]

Ole Miss Rebels bio

[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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