Cory Johnson

Cory "Poop" Johnson (born April 10, 1992) is an American former professional football defensive lineman. He played college football at Kentucky. Johnson was a member of the Atlanta Falcons and Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL), in addition to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Early life and college career Johnson moved from South Carolina to Pennsylvania during his childhood, where he attended Chambersburg Area Senior High School. He played defensive end and defensive tackle for the Chambersburg football team, also doing shot put for the track team. After initially signing with Temple, he later decided to attend ASA College, a junior college in Brooklyn, New York, where he earned multiple accolades on the football team before transferring to Kentucky. He played sporadically as a junior but became a full-time starter as a senior. During his time on the Wildcats, Johnson, listed as a defensive tackle, recorded 77 total tackles, 12 for a loss, 4.5 sacks, and had an interception and a recovered fumble, the latter of which he returned for a 77-yard touchdown.