Damaris Johnson Damaris Johnson ( born November 22 , 1989 ) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ( NFL ) . After playing college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane , he was signed by the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2012 . Early years . Johnson was born in Norco , Louisiana where he was raised by his single mother Lori Johnson . According to Johnson , his first cousin Mark Young acted as a surrogate father and taught him how to play football . He attended Destrehan High School in Destrehan , Louisiana where he became a three - year letter winner in football . He eventually became the all - time leading receiver at Destrehan High School with a career record of 154 receptions , 2 , 620 yards , and 30 touchdowns . In his senior year alone , he made 81 receptions for 1 , 228 yards , and 12 touchdowns . That year , Destrehan High School achieved a 14 – 0 record and won the state championship . Johnson was named the Louisiana Championship game Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) and the New Orleans Metro MVP , and was twice named an all - state and all - New Orleans Metro player . Johnson was highly ranked as a college prospect by several websites , but was not shown much interest by the major football schools due in part to his small stature . His high school coach Stephen Robicheaux said , " If he were two inches taller , he could have gone anywhere in the country . " Rivals . com assigned him a four - star rating and named him the 11th - ranked college prospect in Louisiana and the 28th - ranked athlete in the nation . Scout . com assessed him as the 21st - ranked college prospect in the state . Johnson selected Tulsa over Texas Christian , Memphis , and Louisiana Tech . College career . Against UTEP , Johnson set a Tulsa school record for single - game kickoff return yards with 211 yards on six returns . In the first quarter , Johnson returned a kick 98 yards for a touchdown to equalize the game at 28 and shift the momentum in favor of Tulsa . By the game ' s end , Johnson had accumulated 296 all - purpose yards and was named a Conference USA Player of the Week . Against New Mexico , Johnson caught five passes for 109 yards and three touchdowns . Tulsa head coach Todd Graham said that true freshman " Damaris Johnson is as explosive of a freshman or any player I ' ve seen , freshman or senior . " He led his team and the conference in all - purpose yardage with 2 , 201 yards . Johnson set a Tulsa school record for single - season kickoff return yards with 1 , 319 . In 2008 , Johnson was named to the All - Conference USA second - team as a kick returner and All - Conference USA honorable mention as a wide receiver . The Sporting News named him a first - team freshman All - American . Rivals . com named him a first - team freshman All - American as an all - purpose player and " Phil Steele ' s College Football " magazine named him a second - team freshman All - American kick returner . On December 24 , 2010 , in the Hawaii Bowl game , Johnson broke the NCAA record for all purpose yardage with 326 in a 62 - 35 win for Tulsa . He is also the NCAA leader in kick return yards for a career and total yards gained for a career . Suspension . Johnson was suspended indefinitely on August 25 , 2011 , following questions about his role in his girlfriend ' s arrest for felony embezzlement . Johnson ' s girlfriend , Chamon Jones , was accused of ringing up $ 2610 worth of merchandise over the course of two purchases at the Tulsa Macy ' s she worked at , but only charging Johnson just over $ 13 in total . Johnson was initially questioned and released , but on August 31 Johnson was also charged with felony embezzlement by the Tulsa County District Attorney ' s office . In October 2011 , Johnson pleaded guilty to the charge and received a deferred sentence . Professional career . Johnson was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on April 29 , 2012 . It was announced on August 31 , 2012 that Johnson made the roster . He is expected to be the fifth receiver . On Friday , September 21 , it was announced that Johnson will start along with DeSean Jackson against the Cardinals , replacing injured Jeremy Maclin . On Sunday December 2nd , 2012 , during Sunday night football , he returned a 98 - yard punt for a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys .