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Tampa Bay Buccaneers promote undrafted cornerback Leonard Johnson (St. Petersburg Times)

**By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer** Sunday, May 6, 2012 TAMPA -- **Leonard Johnson** felt right at home this weekend. Not just because the former Iowa State cornerback had signed with his hometown Bucs after going undrafted, though that was quite a thrill. His comfort level was the result of being picked to work on a separate field -- with the team's draft picks -- during the three-day rookie minicamp that ended Sunday. "I came in not knowing what to expect, and here I am with the drafted guys," said Johnson, a former Largo High quarterback. "So we all blend in now. Someone told me (Saturday), 'It's not how you get here. It's what you do once you're here.' And that just said it all. So I'm excited." It didn't hurt that Johnson played well in December's Pinstripe Bowl against Rutgers and future Bucs coach Greg Schiano, who watched all 12 of Iowa State's games in preparation for that game. The Scarlet Knights won 27-13, but Johnson limited WR **Mohamed Sanu**, the Big East's all-time receptions leader whom the Bengals took in the third round, to six catches for 62 yards. The 5-foot-10, 196-pound Clearwater native was one ...

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