Riall Johnson

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Full Name: Riall Johnson Primary Position: LB Height/Weight: 6' 3"/243 College: Stanford University Birthdate: April 20, 1978 High School: Mariner (Lynwood, WA) Birthplace: Lynwood, Washington Pro Experience: 3 years

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Riall Johnson (Riall Johnson) was born on April 20, 1978 in Lynwood, Washington. After going to high school at Mariner (Lynwood, WA), Johnson attended Stanford University. Johnson made his professional debut in the NFL in 2001 with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals for his entire 3 year NFL career.

Acquired:

Signed as a free agent with Toronto on May 18, 2005.

2005-2007:

Toronto Argonauts

2006:

Week 1, dressed as backup DE but rotated in, played ST and saw majority of time in second half, replacing Jonathan Brown who was ejected, recording a key QB sack…Week 2, dressed as backup DE but rotated in vs Winnipeg…Week 3, dressed as backup DE and rotated in vs BC, forcing a key fumble late in the contest…Week 4, dressed as backup DE and rotated in vs Winnipeg…Week 5, made his first-ever CFL start at DE (22/07/06), recording 5 DT, 2 QB sacks and 1 FF…earned CFL Lineman of the Week honours for the first time in his career…Week 6, made second consecutive start at DE against B.C…Week 7, did not dress in Montreal due to injury…Week 8, on active roster but did not play in win over Hamilton…Week 9, did not dress in win over Montreal due to injury…Week 10, dressed as backup DE and rotated into lineup, recording 1 DT and a key fumble recovery in win over Winnipeg…Week 11, dressed as backup DE and rotated in win over Hamilton…Week 12, dressed as backup DE and rotated on in win over Hamilton…Week 13, dressed as backup DE in Calgary, left game in first half with hamstring injury…Week 14, dressed as backup DE and played ST in win over Calgary…Week 15, dressed as backup DE and rotated in, forcing a key late-game fumble to seal win over Edmonton…Earned Runner-Up CFL Lineman of the Week…Week 16, dressed as backup DE and rotated in vs Edmonton…Week 17, placed on IR with hamstring injury…Week 18, returned to line-up and rotated through the D-line vs Montreal.

2005:

Week 1, made CFL debut as backup DE… Week 4, entered game late as a blocking Tight End, had first CFL QB sack (15/07/05) in BC… Week 8, recovered a fumble in Edmonton which led to an Argo touchdown…Week 14, did not play due to adductor injury…Week 16, dressed as backup D-lineman and played every position on the line in win at Montreal…Week 18, ejected late in the second quarter due to rough play disqualification penalty…2005 Playoffs Dressed as backup DL in East Championship versus Montreal.

2004:

Arizona Cardinals

Signed as a free agent with the Arizona Cardinals (NFL) on April 1...Released by Arizona as a final cut on August 31...Rights acquired by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2004 CFL Supplemental Draft when the Argonauts forfeited their third round pick in the 2005 CFL Canadian Draft. The Argonauts third round pick in the 2005 CFL Canadian Draft was originally acquired from Winnipeg in exchange for QB Kevin Glenn.

2003:

Cincinnati Bengals

Had 14 tackles in 13 games with the Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)...Started at Linebacker in the season finale verses Cleveland and registered a season-high six tackles ...Came off the bench against Baltimore (Dec. 7) and collected four tackles from scrimmage...Had 2 tackles in each of the remaining 4 games of the season...Missed 3 games with a calf strain.

2002:

Cincinnati Bengals
Amsterdam Admirals
Barcelona Dragons

Played in 12 games for Cincinnati, registering 4 tackles...Played 5 games for the Amsterdam Admirals (NFLE)...Practiced with the Barcelona Dragons (NFLE), but did not dress for any games.

2001:

Cincinnati Bengals

Drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) in the sixth round (168th Overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft...Played in seven games as a rookie with Cincinnati and registered 3 tackles...Waived by Cincinnati on October 27...Re-Signed with Cincinnati on October 29...Recovered a crucial onside kick against Pittsburgh (Dec 30) with 3:46 remaining to help set up the tying score.

College:

National Collegiate Athletic Association

1996-2000:

Stanford Cardinal

Led PAC-10 in sacks for second straight year in 2000 becoming first Canadian to ever accomplish that feat...Named PAC-10 Player of the Week for play vs Texas...Finished first in the nation in QB sacks (15), tied with North Carolina's Julius Peppers...Named Second-Team All-Pac-10 in 1999 after recording 42 tackles and 13 QB sacks...Tied for Pac-10 Conference Lead in sacks...Sixth in conference in tackles-for-loss with 17...played in Rose Bowl...Named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week in 1998...among the league-leaders in tackles-for-loss with 12 and quarterback sacks with 6...Had 38 total tackles and one recovered fumble...Started the first 10 games...Accounted for 11 tackles, three tackles-for-loss, one quarterback sack and one fumble recovery in limited action with the Cardinals in 1997.

Personal:

Currently resides in Lynwood, Washington after moving from White Rock, BC...Majored in Sociology at Stanford...Brother of Current Stanford Cardinal Teyo Johnson...Younger brother of Ahmani, who played football at Oregon State...Nephew of former Baltimore Oriole Glen McRae...attended Mariner High School (in Washington) and considered a USA top prospect upon graduation.

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