Riall Johnson

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Riall Johnson
Date of birth: April 20, 1978 (1978-04-20) (age 30)
Place of birth: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Career information
Status: Active
CFL status: Non-import
Position(s): DE
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Jersey №: 7
College: Stanford
NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 6 / Pick: 168
Organizations
 As player:
2001-2003
2004
2005-present		 Cincinnati Bengals
Arizona Cardinals
Toronto Argonauts

Riall Salud Johnson (born on April 20, 1978 in White Rock, British Columbia) is a football player for the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL and is a former NFL Player.

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[edit] High school

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.

[edit] 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 Carolina Panthers star Julius Peppers. And he became the first ever Canadian to lead the Pac 10 in sacks in back to back years. He was quoted "We've played at Oregon and Texas but nothing can prepare you for Washington".

[edit] NFL

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.

[edit] Personal

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