Taurus Johnson
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Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | April 13, 1986 Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Cape Coral (FL) | ||||||||
| College | South Florida | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2009: undrafted | ||||||||
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Taurus Robert Johnson (born April 13, 1986) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at South Florida.
Johnson was also a member of the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, Hartford Colonials, Washington Redskins, San Jose SaberCats, and Chicago Rush.
Johnson attended Cape Coral High School, in Cape Coral, Florida. He was rated a three-star recruit by Rivals and was ranked the 35th best wide out in the country and 45th overall in the state of Florida. He originally gave a verbal commitment to the University of Florida but after the firing of Head Coach Ron Zook, Johnson backed out on his verbal and decided on the University of South Florida.
College career
Johnson played college football at the University of South Florida and finished second in South Florida history in kickoff returns (29) and third in kickoff return yards (784 yards).[2]