 He has since played three additional seasons, mostly as a back-up or practice squad quarterback for three different teams.On September 1, 2007, he was released by the Cincinnati Bengals after playing the preseason as a backup to Carson Palmer.Johnson was also a second-round draft pick in 1996 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, playing as a third baseman in their minor league system in 1996 and 1997 before suffering a rotator cuff injury and leaving to concentrate on football full-time.