height_ft cflallstar weight_lbs playing_years birth_place status cfleastallstar article_title import position playing_teams birth_date height_in nfl number cfl college name
5 2000 , 2006 180 1999 2000 2001-2002 2003 2003 2004 2006 - 2007 houston , texas retired 2000 , 2006 albert johnson -lrb- gridiron football -rrb-
 yes wide receiver kick returner saskatchewan jets houston texans cologne centurions winnipeg blue bombers roughriders winnipeg blue bombers miami dolphins new york 11 november 1977 9 joh033999 87 707 southern methodist albert johnson iii
albert johnson -lrb- gridiron football -rrb-

albert johnson iii -lrb- born november 11 , 1977 in houston , texas -rrb- is a canadian football league player for the winnipeg blue bombers .
johnson played his college football for southern methodist university and then signed with the saskatchewan roughriders where he played three games in 1999 .
johnson then signed with the blue bombers and went on to win the league 's rookie of the year award in 2000 after leading the league in return yardage .
he signed with the miami dolphins in 2001 and later played with the new york jets and houston texans but suffered injuries throughout his national football league stint .
in 2006 johnson returned to the blue bombers and once again led the cfl in return yardage and was second in combined yards to team-mate charles roberts .
johnson was released in january 2008 as the bombers sought to reduce their payroll to meet the salary cap and was not picked up by any other team .
