In 2000, Johnson transferred to Oregon State University, after being aggressively recruited by coach Dennis Erickson to play for the OSU team. While at Santa Monica College, he played with future NFL wide receiver Steve Smith. In 1997, he transferred to Santa Monica College, a community college in Santa Monica, California. After graduating from Miami Beach Senior High School in 1997, Johnson attended Langston University but did not play football.
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In April 2011, CNBC listed Johnson as number 1 on its list of "Most Influential Athletes In Social Media." Johnson was a six-time NFL Pro Bowler, was named to 4 All-Pro teams and was voted as the number one wide receiver on the Bengals 40th Anniversary team. Johnson emerged as one of the NFL's most productive wide receivers of the 2000s and owns nearly every Bengals receiving record. He played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2014 to 2015, and played one game in 2017 for Mexican team Monterrey Fundidores of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional. In 2012, Johnson played for the Miami Dolphins during preseason but was released following his arrest for domestic violence. In 2011, Johnson was traded to the New England Patriots, for whom he played in Super Bowl XLVI. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and played for the Bengals for 10 seasons. 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, New England Patriots, and the Miami Dolphins.
* Offseason and/or practice squad member onlyĬhad Ochocinco Johnson (born Chad Javon Johnson January 9, 1978), known from 2008 to 2012 as Chad Ochocinco, is a former American football wide receiver.