Jeremi Ray Johnson (born September 4, 1980 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American football fullback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bengals in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Western Kentucky.
Johnson was a standout for Ballard High School, rushing for over 2,000 yards and scoring 35 touchdowns in his junior and senior seasons.
As a collegiate player, Jeremi ...
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Jeremi Ray Johnson (born September 4, 1980 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American football fullback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bengals in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Western Kentucky.
Johnson was a standout for Ballard High School, rushing for over 2,000 yards and scoring 35 touchdowns in his junior and senior seasons.
As a collegiate player, Jeremi Johnson played his first three seasons at Indiana University, where he was named to the All-Big Ten Conference freshman team in 1999.) However, in 2002, Johnson suffered a hamstring injury in spring practice and, according to reports, Johnson believed it was just a minor injury and didn't believe an MRI test was necessary. Head coach Gerry DiNardo believed otherwise, and Johnson's scholarship was rescinded.
A subsequent application for entry into the supplemental NFL draft was unsuccessful because Johnson didn't meet its hardship requirements....
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