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Albert Johnson III (born November 11, 1977) is a former
Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
player for the
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. Johnson played his college football for
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and then signed with the
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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 Texans but suffered injuries throughout his
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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 teammate 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.


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1977 births Living people Canadian football return specialists Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) players Players of American football from Houston Players of Canadian football from Houston Saskatchewan Roughriders players SMU Mustangs football players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners Miami Dolphins players {{Canadianfootball-widereceiver-stub