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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. | April 13, 1986||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Cape Coral (FL) | ||||||||
College: | South Florida | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||
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Taurus Robert Johnson (born April 13, 1986) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at South Florida.
Johnson was also a member of the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, Hartford Colonials, Washington Redskins, San Jose SaberCats, and Chicago Rush.
Johnson attended Cape Coral High School, in Cape Coral, Florida. He was rated a three-star recruit by Rivals and was ranked the 35th best wide out in the country and 45th overall in the state of Florida. He originally gave a verbal commitment to the University of Florida but after the firing of Head Coach Ron Zook, Johnson backed out on his verbal and decided on the University of South Florida.
Johnson played college football at the University of South Florida and finished second in South Florida history in kickoff returns (29) and third in kickoff return yards (784 yards). [2]
He was signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2009 and was on the team throughout the offseason before he was released in the final cuts. [3]
Johnson was signed to the practice squad of the Detroit Lions on September 29, 2009. [4] About a month later, on November 3, the Detroit Lions released Johnson from their practice squad. [5] [6]
Johnson was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad on December 1, 2009. After his contract expired following the season, Johnson was re-signed to a future contract on January 5, 2010. He was waived on August 12.
In 2010, Johnson played for the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League.
Johnson was signed by the Washington Redskins to their practice squad in 2010. He was waived on July 30, 2011.
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