Rory Johnson
| No. 44, 2 Berlin Rebels | |||
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| Position: | Linebacker Defensive Line | ||
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| Date of birth: | March 15, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth: | Vicksburg, Mississippi | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||
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| College: | Ole Miss | ||
| Undrafted: | 2007 | ||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
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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.
Highschool career
Named second-team, all-America by USA Today . . . Named one of the top seven weakside linebackers in the country by Max Emfinger in his on-line national senior database . . . Credited with running a 4.4 in the 40-yard dash by Emfinger . . . Ranked as one of the top 10 linebackers in the southeast by PrepStar magazine in both its pre-season and post-season editions . . . Credited with running a 4.4 in the 40-yard dash by that publication . . . Ranked as the #1 player overall in the state of Mississippi by Superprep magazine in its year-ending All-America Issue . . . Earned that same designation on the Insiders.com online recruiting site . . . Ranked with the top five players in the state of Mississippi by the Forrest Davis Football Recruiting Annual, the highest rated linebacker on the list . . . Named to the second-team, all-South squad by Davis . . . Named to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen prior to his senior season as one of the state of Mississippi's top 12 senior football players . . . Ranked with the top 25 recruits in the state of Mississippi by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger following his senior season at Vicksburg High School . . . Named second-team, all-state by the Clarion-Ledger at the linebacker position . . . Helped Vicksburg to an 8-4 overall record during his senior season . . . Made 80 tackles, including eight sacks and eight fumble recoveries during his senior campaign . . . Totaled 96 tackles, including 12 for loss and nine quarterback sacks, during his junior season, helping Vicksburg to an 8-4 record and into the first round of the Class 5A playoffs.
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
Johnson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Green Bay Packers after the 2007 NFL Draft. 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.