Rishaw Kali Johnson (born February 23, 1989) is a former American football offensive guard that is currently the tight ends coach at McNeese State. He attended California University of Pennsylvania in 2011, having transferred there from the University of Mississippi, where he played from 2008 to 2010. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012.
 Johnson with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Tight End coach |
| Team | McNeese State |
| Conference | Southland |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 23, 1989 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2003-2004 | St. Augustine (New Orleans, LA) |
| 2005 | Southern Lab (Baton Rouge, LA) |
| 2006 | Hammond (Hammond, LA) |
| 2008–2010 | Ole Miss |
| 2011 | California (PA) |
| (2012) | Seattle Seahawks |
| (2013) | Kansas City Chiefs |
| (2014) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| (2014)* | Dallas Cowboys |
| (2014)* | Green Bay Packers |
| (2014)* | New York Giants |
| (2014) | Washington Redskins |
| (2015)* | Washington Redskins |
| Position(s) | Offensive Lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2016–2017 | UTSA (GA) |
| 2018 | UTSA (Offensive Quality Control) |
| 2019 | UTSA (RB) |
| 2020–present | McNeese State (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 | |
Early years
editA native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Johnson attended St. Augustine High School in his freshman and sophomore year, until Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005. He was forced to move to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and played his junior season at Southern Laboratory School. He completed his high school career at Hammond High School in Hammond, Louisiana, where he was regarded as a four-star offensive line prospect.[1] He chose Ole Miss over Florida State and Southern Miss.
College career
editAfter redshirting his initial year at Ole Miss, Johnson saw action in five games as a redshirt freshman in 2008. In 2009, he appeared in five games, with four starts, at right guard. After starting the season opener of his junior season, Johnson was dismissed from Ole Miss for "violating team rules".[2] He then transferred to California University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Division II All-American selection in 2011. Johnson played in the 2012 Senior Bowl and the 2012 East–West Shrine Game.
Professional career
edit2012 NFL Draft
edit| 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] | ||||||||||||
Seattle Seahawks
editJohnson 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editThe New York Giants signed Johnson to their practice squad on November 25, 2014.[7]
Washington Redskins
editOn December 23, 2014, the Washington Redskins signed Johnson to their active roster from the Giants' practice squad.[8]
On May 4, 2015, he was waived by the Redskins.[9]
References
edit- ^ 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.
