Chad Johnson (American Football Player)

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Chad Johnson
Chad Johnson 2007.jpg
Chad Johnson (2007)
Position (s):
Wide Receiver 		Jersey number (s):
85
born on January 9, 1978 in Miami , Florida
Career information
Active : 2001 - 2011
NFL Draft : 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36
College : Oregon State
Teams
Career statistics
Pass catches     766
Yards     11,059
Touchdowns     67
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
  • 6 × Pro Bowl (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
  • 3 × All-Pro (2003, 2005, 2006)

Chad Johnson (formerly Chad Ochocinco , * 9. January 1978 in Miami , Florida ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of wide receiver . He played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL).

American football career

Johnson was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2001 in fifth place in the second round of the NFL Draft . He previously played college football for Oregon State University .

Chad Johnson is known for his provocative comments and dances after scoring a touchdown . In August 2008, he officially changed his name from Chad Johnson to Chad Javon Ochocinco (Spanish for the numbers 8 (Ocho) and 5 (Cinco)). But in October 2008 he was forced by the NFL to play in the "Johnson" jersey for the coming season because there were still large stocks with his old name. The NFL accepted his new surname for the 2009 season, but only the official version "Ochocinco" and not "Ocho Cinco", as the player wanted.

Two of his cousins ​​also played in the NFL: cornerback Samari Rolle and wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson .

He joined the Miami Dolphins in June 2012 but was released in August after being jailed on charges of domestic violence against his wife.

statistics

Team info Receiving Rushing Fumbles
year team G GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost
2001 Cincinnati Bengals 12 3 28 329 11.9 28 1
2002 Cincinnati Bengals 16 14th 69 1.166 16.9 72 5
2003 Cincinnati Bengals 16 14th 90 1,355 15.1 82 10
2004 Cincinnati Bengals 16 16 95 1,274 13.4 53 9 4th 39 9.8 18th 0 1 0
2005 Cincinnati Bengals 16 16 97 1,432 14.8 70 9 5 33 6.6 11 0 1 0
2006 Cincinnati Bengals 16 16 87 1,369 15.7 74 7th 6th 24 4.0 8th 0 1 1
2007 Cincinnati Bengals 16 16 93 1,440 15.5 70 8th 6th 47 7.8 16 0 2 1
2008 Cincinnati Bengals 13 10 53 540 10.2 26th 4th
2009 Cincinnati Bengals 16 15th 72 1,047 14.5 50 9 3 32 10.7 26th 0 2 2
2010 Cincinnati Bengals 14th 12 67 831 12.4 42 4th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 New England Patriots 15th 3 15th 276 18.4 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 151 132 751 10,783 14.4 82 67 24 175 7.3 26th 0 7th 4th

Soccer

In 2011 Ochocinco hit the international media again when he announced that he would start a football career alongside his work in the NFL . The wide receiver was already active as a soccer player in his youth and celebrated various successes. On March 16, 2011, he was announced for a trial session during the NFL lockout season at Sporting Kansas City . On March 22, 2011, the Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise confirmed that Ochocinco is now available to the team for a four-day trial.

Web links

Commons : Chad Ochocinco  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The NFL gives his place of birth as Los Angeles , California . Chad Johnson on the NFL website, accessed May 8, 2009.
  2. ↑ NFL recognizes Chad's new surname of 'Ochocinco' . Archived from the original on August 31, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  3. ^ Report: Chad Johnson arrested on domestic violence charges. In: nbcsports.com. August 11, 201, accessed September 23, 2013 .
  4. ^ Dolphins' Chad Johnson arrested on domestic violence charge. In: nfl.com. August 11, 2012, accessed September 23, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Ochocinco To Tryout For KC Soccer Team ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed March 22, 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kmbc.com
  6. ↑ MLS extratime podcast on the MLS homepage of March 21, 2011 , accessed on March 22, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Johnson, Chad
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johnson, Chad Javon; Ochocinco, Chad; Ochocinco, Chad Javon (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Miami , Florida or Los Angeles , California