Travonti Johnson (born May 9, 1984) is an American former professional

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2007. He played

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at UCF.

Early life

Johnson attended

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College career

Johnson attended the

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, where he was a member of the

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team.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Johnson signed as an

with the

. Johnson has also been a member of the

Billings Outlaws The Billings Outlaws were a professional indoor football team based in Billings, Montana. They were a member of the Indoor Football League (IFL), of which they were the 2-time defending champions. They played their home games at Rimrock Auto A ...

with whom he spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons, before he re-signed with the Giants. After spending the entire 2009 season on the Giants practice squad, Johnson returned to the Outlaws. On June 13, 2016, Johnson signed with the

Billings Wolves The Billings Wolves were a professional indoor football team based in Billings, Montana and members of the Indoor Football League (IFL) from 2015-2016. The Wolves began play in 2015 as an expansion team of the IFL and were owned by Ron Benzel ...

. On January 30, 2017, Johnson signed with the

Dodge City Law The Dodge City Law were a professional indoor American football, indoor football team based in Dodge City, Kansas, with home games at the United Wireless Arena. The team joined the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL) in 2013 as ...

. Six months later on June 14, 2017, Johnson signed with the

Monterrey Steel The Monterrey Steel was a professional indoor football team and a charter member of the National Arena League (NAL) that played in the 2017 season. Based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, the Steel played their home games at Arena Monterrey. The Steel ...

. After only a month with the Steel team, on July 25, 2017, Johnson signed with the

Salina Liberty The Salina Liberty are a professional indoor football team based in Salina, Kansas. They began play in 2016 as members of the Champions Indoor Football (CIF) and played in the Arena Football League in 2024. In 2025, they will become inaugural me ...

. He was released the following year on April 12, 2018. On that same day, Johnson signed with the

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References

External links

Billings Outlaws bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Travonti 1984 births Living people Players of American football from Miami American football cornerbacks American football safeties UCF Knights football players New York Giants players Billings Outlaws players Omaha Beef players Iowa Barnstormers players Allen Wranglers players Nebraska Danger players Cedar Rapids River Kings players Billings Wolves players River City Raiders players Dodge City Law players Monterrey Steel players Salina Liberty players Texas Revolution players