1. Chad Johnson played college football for the Santa Monica Corsairs and the Oregon State Beavers, and played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots during his tenure playing in the NFL.
67 Facts About Chad Johnson
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Chad Johnson was selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft, and played for them for 10 seasons.
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In 2011, Johnson was traded to the Patriots, for whom he played in Super Bowl XLVI.
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In 2012, Chad Johnson played for the Miami Dolphins during preseason but was released following his arrest for domestic violence.
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Chad Johnson played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League from 2014 to 2015, and played one game in 2017 for the Mexican team Fundidores de Monterrey of the Liga de Futbol Americano Profesional.
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Chad Johnson emerged as one of the NFL's most productive wide receivers of the 2000s and owns nearly every Bengals receiving record.
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Chad Johnson was a six-time Pro Bowler, was named to three All-Pro teams and was voted as the number one wide receiver on the Bengals 40th Anniversary team.
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In 1997, Chad Johnson transferred to Santa Monica College, a community college in Santa Monica, California.
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In 2000, Chad Johnson transferred to Oregon State University, after being aggressively recruited by coach Dennis Erickson to play for the OSU team.
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Chad Johnson broke a school record for the longest touchdown reception with a 97-yard reception in a game against Stanford.
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Chad Johnson surpassed his franchise record in 2005, recording 1,432 yards.
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Chad Johnson led the AFC in receiving yards for four consecutive seasons, and he made the Pro Bowl five straight times from 2003 to 2007.
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Chad Johnson was not pleased with the new list, as he had developed a superstitious faith in the older list.
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Chad Johnson had a stellar performance during the game, prompting the return of the original list.
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Chad Johnson accumulated 260 receiving yards and scored two touchdowns, which broke the previous Bengals record for most receiving yards in a game.
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Chad Johnson finished the 2006 season with 87 receptions for a league leading 1,369 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Chad Johnson was the first Bengal ever to lead the NFL in receiving yards.
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Chad Johnson earned nationwide attention for his flamboyant attitude, which was often seen during his infamous end zone celebrations after catching touchdown passes.
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Chad Johnson finished the game with three catches for 48 yards.
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Chad Johnson's yardage was third most in the NFL, his receptions were 12th most, and his touchdowns were tied for 15th most in the league.
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On February 4, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that Chad Johnson felt betrayed by Lewis and was privately threatening to sit out the 2008 season, though his agent Drew Rosenhaus denied it.
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Chad Johnson totaled 11 receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown in the first four games of the season, unable to gain more than 37 yards receiving in any of the contests.
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Chad Johnson then had 44 yards on five receptions in a loss to the Houston Texans.
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In that game, Chad Johnson had two touchdowns, which marked the first multi-touchdown game of the season for Chad Johnson.
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In July 2009, Chad Johnson said that he would use Twitter during games, but the NFL banned it.
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Chad Johnson went on to record his seventh career 1,000 yard season, catching 72 passes for 1,047 yards and nine touchdowns.
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Chad Johnson finished the season just 48 yards short of the 10,000 career receiving yards milestone and with 62 career touchdown catches, just one short of the franchise record held by Carl Pickens.
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Chad Johnson opened up the 2010 season with 12 receptions for 159 yards and a touchdown in the Bengals' opening day loss to the Patriots.
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Chad Johnson had statistically the least productive season of his career, catching 15 passes for 276 yards and one touchdown, all career lows.
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Chad Johnson was inactive for the AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens after reportedly attending his father's funeral.
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Chad Johnson played in his first Super Bowl, catching one pass for 21 yards.
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On June 7,2012, Chad Johnson was released by the Patriots.
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Chad Johnson signed a two-year deal with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League on April 17,2014.
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Chad Johnson missed two playoff games to address a personal family matter in Florida.
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Chad Johnson was suspended by the Alouettes after he failed to report for mandatory training camp in the spring of 2015.
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In March 2016, Chad Johnson tweeted to the Cleveland Browns head coach, who was his former wide receivers coach with the Bengals, Hue Jackson, to ask if he would let Chad Johnson work with the receivers during training camp.
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Jackson admitted that Chad Johnson wants to "try his hand" at coaching.
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Chad Johnson is currently a panelist on the weekly highlight show Inside the NFL, a role he has held since the show moved to The CW in 2023.
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An iPhone game called Mad Chad was designed by both Johnson and RockLive and released on November 18,2010.
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On March 1,2010, it was announced that Chad Johnson would be a contestant on Dancing with the Stars for the tenth season.
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Chad Johnson was eliminated from the show as one of the final four competitors on May 18,2010, after receiving the lowest judges' score and number of votes.
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Chad Johnson was the 100th contestant to be eliminated in the show's history.
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Chad Johnson had his own segment on Sports Soup titled "Child, Please".
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In 2010, Chad Johnson was featured on his own reality television dating show called Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch on VH1.
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In 2018, Chad Johnson returned to soccer, signing for then-National Premier Soccer League side Boca Raton FC in October after a period of training.
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On March 12,2019, Chad Johnson re-signed with Boca Raton FC for the 2019 Spring UPSL season after the team joined the United Premier Soccer League.
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Chad Johnson was an analyst for Fox Sports during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Chad Johnson rode the bull Deja Blue, which weighs 1,500 pounds, and lasted 1.5 seconds during the intermission of May 14,2011's Professional Bull Riders event.
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Chad Johnson was featured in the series The Game as himself.
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Chad Johnson Ochocinco voiced himself and his likeness was featured on an episode of Squidbillies, titled "Lean Green Touchdown Makifying Machine".
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Chad Johnson appears on the cover of EA's 2006 video game NFL Street 3.
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Chad Johnson is the main adversary in the game, and narrates the tutorials with Clinton Portis and Byron Leftwich.
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On May 3,2021, Chad Johnson was added to the undercard for the Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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In October 2024, Chad Johnson announced that he would be fighting former Pittsburgh Steelers star James Harrison in an exhibition mixed martial arts fight in February 2025.
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Chad Johnson went viral on Shannon Sharpe's podcast Club Shay Shay in 2023 for his decision to use Spirit Airlines over using a private jet, wearing jewelry from Claire's, and using McDonald's as a first date location.
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Chad Johnson's cousin, Brandon Johnson is a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Chad Johnson and his fiance have a daughter who was born in January 2022.
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In May 2007, Chad Johnson was sued for allegedly not giving away a Lexus that was supposed to be raffled off.
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In June 2007, he footraced against a Thoroughbred racehorse over a furlong for charity; Chad Johnson, given a 110-yard head start, beat the horse by twelve lengths.
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Chad Johnson is an avid player of the FIFA video game series, frequently referring to himself as "FIFA king".
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Chad Johnson frequently accepts challenges from fans on Twitter and even occasionally, when traveling, will go over to people's houses and play them.
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Chad Johnson played with "OCHOCINCO" on the back of his jersey from the 2009 season to the 2011 season.
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Chad Johnson wanted it to read "OCHO CINCO" but the NFL would only allow his legal name as spelled on his name change paperwork.
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Chad Johnson held up a customized Cincinnati Bengals jersey with the last name "Hachi Go" on the back.
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Chad Johnson did not go through with the name change.
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On September 21,2012, Chad Johnson entered a plea of no contest to misdemeanor domestic battery, avoiding jail time in an agreement with prosecutors and Lozada.
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On June 10,2013, Chad Johnson was sentenced to thirty days in jail for violating his probation.