Chad Johnson

Johnson was a six-time NFL Pro Bowler, was named to four All-Pro teams and was voted as the number one wide receiver on the Bengals 40th Anniversary team.

Johnson was born in Miami, Florida.

He graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School.

Johnson briefly attended Langston University.

He did not play football at the school.

Chad Ochocinco Johnson (born Chad Javon Johnson; January 9, 1978), known from 2008 to 2012 as Chad Ochocinco, is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver.

He played college football for Santa Monica College and Oregon State University, and played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots.

In 1997, Johnson transferred to Santa Monica College, a community college in Santa Monica, California.

While at Santa Monica College, he played with future NFL wide receiver Steve Smith.

Johnson emerged as one of the NFL's most productive wide receivers of the 2000s and owns nearly every Bengals receiving record.

In 2000, Johnson transferred to Oregon State University, after being aggressively recruited by coach Dennis Erickson to play for the OSU team.

Alongside future Bengals teammate T. J. Houshmandzadeh, he led his team to an 11–1 season and a 41–9 victory over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl that year.

Johnson also broke a school record for the longest touchdown reception with a 97-yard reception in a game against Stanford.

In his one season at the school, he played in 12 games and recorded 37 receptions for 886 yards and 8 touchdowns.

He was drafted by the Bengals in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and played for the Bengals for 10 seasons.

Ochocinco, which means "eight five" in Spanish, was also his number.

The Cincinnati Bengals chose Johnson in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft with the 36th overall pick.

In Johnson's rookie year, he saw moderate playing time, catching 28 passes for 329 yards and one touchdown in the 2001 season.

In the 2002 season, Johnson had 69 receptions for 1,166 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns.

In 2003, he set a Bengals franchise record by recording 1,355 receiving yards.

He led the AFC in receiving yards for four consecutive seasons, and he made the Pro Bowl five straight times from 2003 to 2007.

In 2004, he caught 95 passes for nine touchdowns and 1,274 yards, including 117 receiving yards in a 58–48 win against the Cleveland Browns.

Johnson surpassed his franchise record in 2005, recording 1,432 yards.

During the 2005 NFL season, Johnson announced that he would keep a checklist, titled who Covered 85 in '05, that would evaluate the defensive backs who successfully managed to cover him.

On April 20, 2006, Johnson signed an extension to his contract through 2011.

During the first half of the 2006 season, Johnson saw little activity.

After being bogged down by an early injury, his productivity endured a sharp decline.

During the first eight weeks of the 2006 season, Johnson only caught two touchdown passes, while only amassing 483 yards.

In 2007, Degree and Yahoo! created an online version of his checklist.

The checklist allowed fans to vote for which NFL quarterback Johnson would like to play catch with the most.

Every vote helped him raise money for his charity project, "Feed the Children".

In 2011, Johnson was traded to the Patriots, for whom he played in Super Bowl XLVI.

In April 2011, CNBC listed Johnson as number one on its list of "Most Influential Athletes In Social Media".

On November 2, 2005, Marvin Lewis, the Bengals' head coach, replaced Johnson's list with another one titled, Did 85 do everything he could to lead his team to victory 11-6-05.

The list, an obvious parody of the original, asked several questions regarding Johnson's performance both on and off the field.

According to the Bengals' official website, the list was aimed to antagonize their divisional rival, the Baltimore Ravens, whom the Bengals would play in four days.

Johnson was not pleased with the new list, as he had developed a superstitious faith in the older list.

He had a stellar performance during the game, prompting the return of the original list.

In 2012, Johnson played for the Miami Dolphins during preseason but was released following his arrest for domestic violence.

He played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2014 to 2015, and played one game in 2017 for the Mexican team Monterrey Fundidores of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional.