Rishaw Johnson
Washington Redskins | |
| (2015)* | Washington Redskins |
|---|---|
| Position(s) | TE ) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2× Cotton Bowl champions (2008-2009) | |
| Awards | |
| PSAC First-team All-Conference (2011) D1Football.com First-team All-American (2011) Dakotatronics Second-team All-Region (2011) 2012 East-West Shrine Game appearance 2012 Senior Bowl appearance | |
Rishaw Kali Johnson (born February 23, 1989) is a former
Early years
A native of
College career
After
Professional career
2012 NFL Draft
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) |
313 lb (142 kg) |
35+1⁄4 in (0.90 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
5.24 s | 4.53 s | 7.87 s | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
22 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine.[3]
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Seattle Seahawks
Johnson was not drafted, and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks after the draft, and spent time on the practice squad. In late September, Johnson was brought in by the Chicago Bears for a workout, but was not signed.[4]
In December 2012, Johnson was promoted from the Seahawks practice squad to their active roster.
Kansas City Chiefs
On September 3, 2013, Johnson was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad. The Chiefs promoted him to the active roster on September 24.[5]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On August 21, 2014, Johnson was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for safety Kelcie McCray.[6] Johnson was waived on September 25, 2014, after the team promoted Mike Kafka off the practice squad.
New York Giants
The New York Giants signed Johnson to their practice squad on November 25, 2014.[7]
Washington Redskins
On December 23, 2014, the
On May 4, 2015, he was waived by the Redskins.[9]
References
- ^ Rivals.com Profile
- ^ Rishaw Johnson kicked off team
- ^ NFL Combine Profile
- ^ Biggs, Brad (September 25, 2012). "Bears look at help for backfield". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ^ Alper, Josh (September 24, 2013). "With Jeff Allen hurting, Chiefs promote a guard from practice squad". NBCSports.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (August 21, 2014). "Rishaw Johnson acquired by Buccaneers from Chiefs". NFL.com. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ Powell, Nick (November 25, 2014). "Giants sign Cincinnati Bengals practice squad linebacker Terrell Manning to the active roster". NJ.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ Jones, Mike (December 23, 2014). "Trent Murphy placed on IR, OL Rishaw Johnson signed". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ Keim, John (May 4, 2015). "Redskins cut 13 players, start adding UDFAs". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
