Miami Dolphins Sign Center Al Johnson

The Bill Parcells connection continues in Miami as the team has added another player from Tuna's tenure in Dallas. With an open roster spot due to receiver Greg Camarillo's injury, the Dolphins added former Cowboys center Al Johnson on Nov. 29. Background A second-team All-Big Ten selection as a senior at Wisconsin in 2002, Johnson was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round (38th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft. After working with the first-team offense during training camp, a knee injury landed Johnson on injured reserve, forcing him to miss his entire rookie season. Johnson beat out Tyson Walter for the Cowboys' starting center job in 2004 and went on to start all but one game for Dallas during the regular season. The following season, Johnson started all 16 games for the Cowboys but split time throughout the year with Andre Gurode. Gurode overtook Johnson for the starting center job in 2006 as Johnson started none of the 16 games in which he played. Johnson became an ... (link)