Chad Johnson ( wide receiver ) Chad Javon Johnson ( born January 9 , 1978 ) , formerly known as Chad Ochocinco , is an American football wide receiver who last played for the New England Patriots of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for both Santa Monica College and Oregon State University . He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft , and played for the Bengals for ten seasons . He is currently a free agent . In April 2011 , CNBC listed the then - Ochocinco as No . 1 on its list of " Most Influential Athletes In Social Media . " Johnson is a six - time NFL Pro Bowl er and was named to three All - Pro teams . Early life and college career . Johnson was born in Miami , Florida . After graduating from Miami Beach Senior High School in 1997 , Johnson attended Langston University but did not play football . In 1997 he transferred to Santa Monica College , a community college in Santa Monica , California . In 2000 , he transferred to Oregon State University , after being aggressively recruited by coach Dennis Erickson to play for the Oregon State Beavers football team . Alongside future Bengals teammate T . J . Houshmandzadeh , he led his team to an 11 – 1 season and a victory over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl that year . He also broke a school record for the longest touchdown reception with a 97 - yard reception in a game against Stanford University . Professional career . Cincinnati Bengals ( 2001 - 2010 ) . The Cincinnati Bengals chose Johnson in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft . In Johnson ' s rookie year , he saw moderate playing time , catching 28 passes for 329 yards and one touchdown . In 2003 , he set a Bengals franchise record by recording 1 , 355 receiving yards . In 2004 , he caught 95 passes for 9 touchdowns and 1 , 274 yards , including 117 receiving yards in a 58 - 48 win against the Cleveland Browns . He later surpassed the record in 2005 , recording 1 , 432 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 . " The List " . During the 2005 NFL season , Johnson announced that he would keep a checklist , titled " who Covered 85 in ' 05 " , that would evaluate the defensive back s that successfully managed to cover him . 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 galvanize 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 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 " " . 2006 - 2007 . On April 20 , 2006 , Johnson signed an extension to his contract through 2011 . During the first half of 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 , he only caught two touchdown passes , while only amassing 483 yards . However , after shaving his Mohawk and changing his mentality , he had a breakout game in a losing effort against the San Diego Chargers . Johnson accumulated 260 receiving yards and scored two touchdowns , which broke the previous Bengals record for most receiving yards in a game . He went on to amass 190 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns in a 31 - 16 win over the New Orleans Saints in the following week . This gave him an NFL record 450 receiving yards in back - to - back games , breaking the previous record of 448 set by San Francisco 49ers receiver John Taylor in 1989 . In the following week , he gained 123 yards receiving breaking the three game receiving record since the NFL – AFL merger in 1970 and coming within 40 yards of the all - time record . Johnson finished the 2006 season with 87 receptions for a league leading 1 , 369 yards and 7 touchdowns . He was the first Bengal ever to lead the NFL in receiving yards . He and Houshmandzadeh also became the first Bengals teammates to each amass over 1 , 000 receiving yards in the same season . In addition to being one of the most productive receivers in the NFL , Johnson was also one of the most popular ones . In the fan voting for the 2006 Pro Bowl , he finished first in votes for wide receivers , and fourth overall with 987 , 650 total votes . He has earned nationwide attention for his flamboyant attitude , which is often seen during his infamous end zone celebrations after catching touchdown passes . In a list released in August 2006 by Fox Sports listing the top 10 showboats in professional sports , Johnson topped the list . 2007 - 2008 . In the first game of the season , on Monday Night Football against the Baltimore Ravens , Johnson scored the game ' s first touchdown on a 39 - yard pass from Carson Palmer . Following the touchdown , he grabbed a jacket that resembles the Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees ' jacket that said , " Future H . o . F 20 ? ? " . Johnson finished the game with 5 receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown . In the next game against the Cleveland Browns , he racked up 209 yards on 11 catches for two touchdowns in the 51 - 45 loss . This gave him a career total of 7 , 229 receiving yards , breaking the Bengals franchise record previously held by Isaac Curtis . The very next game against the Seattle Seahawks , he totaled nine receptions for 138 yards as the Bengals lost again . Against the New York Jets , in which the Bengals won 38 - 31 , he had 3 receptions for 102 yards and a rush for 15 yards . In the fourth quarter of the Bengals Week nine loss to the Buffalo Bills , Johnson was rolled off the field on a stretcher , with a reported head injury . He dove out for a pass , with under a minute left in the 33 - 21 loss , and then was sandwiched by Donte Whitner and Coy Wire . He was reported to be moving at the hospital . He finished the game with three catches for 48 yards . A CT scan performed to detect nerve damage came back negative , and he did not miss any games from the injury . Over his next two games , Johnson did not score any touchdowns or gain more than 86 yards . But he had a breakout performance in a November 25 win over the Tennessee Titans , catching a career high 12 passes for 103 yards and 3 touchdowns . This gave him over 1 , 000 receiving yards for the sixth consecutive season . He also surpassed Carl Pickens as the Bengals all - time leader in receptions . By week 15 , Johnson and Houshmandzadeh both gained over 1 , 000 receiving yards for the second year in a row . However , a loss to the San Francisco 49ers that week ensured the team would finish the year with their first losing season since 2002 . Johnson finished the season with 4 catches for 131 yards and 2 touchdowns in a win over the Miami Dolphins , giving him 93 receptions for 1 , 440 yards and 8 touchdowns on the season . His 1 , 440 yards set a new Bengals franchise record , breaking his own record of 1 , 432 in 2005 . It was the third time that he had finished a season with a new Bengals record for receiving yards . His yardage was third most in the NFL , his receptions were 12th most , and his touchdowns were tied for 15th most in the league . Johnson was passed up for the 2008 Pro Bowl team , which instead selected his teammate T . J . Houshmandzadeh . Due to injury , however , Patriots ' receiver Randy Moss was forced to withdraw from the Pro Bowl , and Johnson was selected as his replacement . The selection marked his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl selection . Johnson and Houshmandzadeh became the first pair of Bengals receivers to make the Pro Bowl in the same year . 2008 - 2009 . Preseason . On January 13 , 2008 , Johnson was a guest on ESPN ' s " Mike & Mike " radio show . During the interview , he addressed how the media and team treated him during the 2007 season , saying , " I was labeled selfish and a cancer , and it hurt . . . Fingers were pointed at me this year . If the team and the organization wants to further itself ( make the playoffs ) , I think you need to get rid of the problem . . . It hurt me . To do me that way and not to have my back . Things were said , and nobody came to my defense . " However , head coach Marvin Lewis commented on the issue by saying that the Bengals will not be trading Johnson . " He is a Cincinnati Bengal for quite a while , " Lewis said . On February 4 , Johnson ' s agent , Drew Rosenhaus , stated that Johnson would not sit out the 2008 season and would play , but would not say whether it would still be with Cincinnati or not . ESPN ' s Chris Mortensen reported that Johnson felt betrayed by Marvin Lewis and was privately threatening to sit out the 2008 season . On February 14 , 2008 , Marvin Lewis announced that the Bengals never discussed trading Johnson and would not unless the right deal was there . Reports at the time stated that Johnson had been looking for a deal with the Washington Redskins . Lewis also stated that he had not spoken to Johnson since the last regular season game ; yet when asked about the trade rumors , Chad said " Call me , Dan , " referring to Redskins ' owner Daniel Snyder . On April 22 , the Cincinnati Bengals ' declined a Washington Redskins ' trade for Johnson involving a first round 2008 NFL Draft selection and a 2009 NFL Draft selection . On NFL Network ' s " NFL Total Access " , Johnson said he did not want a pay raise from the Bengals , but rather a " change of scenery " . Johnson then refused to speak to reporters and missed the offseason workout programs and practices . On April 16 , Johnson announced he wanted to be traded before the 2008 NFL Draft or as soon as possible afterwards . Johnson also said he would not attend any Bengals ' functions , mandatory or voluntary , despite what quarterback Carson Palmer said about Johnson reporting to the team ' s mini - camp . The next day , April 17 , teammate T . J . Houshmandzadeh told ESPN that it would be best for the Bengals to trade Johnson . " I think eventually he ' ll show up , but then you have to worry about how much of a distraction he ' ll be , " Houshmandzadeh told ESPN . On June 3 , nine days before the opening of the Bengals ' mandatory minicamp on June 12 , Johnson told ESPN The Magazine that he would be returning to the Bengals for the camp , saying " Am I coming back ? Of course I am " . Johnson ' s agent Drew Rosenhaus , confirmed reports that Johnson would indeed show up to training camp and honor his contract . On August 5 , Johnson returned to practice after his ankle surgery on June 18 . In the Bengals ' August 17 preseason game against the Detroit Lions , Johnson suffered an injury to his left shoulder and did not return . Initial reports were that it was a mild separation , which was later echoed by Marvin Lewis : " We ' ll be able to treat it conservatively , and he ' ll have to get his strength back in it . It came out and went right back in on the field . " A later examination revealed that he had actually suffered a partial tear to the labrum . Despite his injury he planned to play the entire season , stating that he had spoken with then Cleveland Browns ' Kellen Winslow , Jr . and Donté Stallworth and the Philadelphia Eagles ' Brian Westbrook , all of whom have played with a similar condition . Johnson stated that " I ' m lifting my normal weight . I do everything normal now . Everything . It ' s been what ? Eight days ? I ' m back to normal . " On August 29 , 2008 , Johnson legally changed his name to Chad Ochocinco . Regular season . The Bengals began the season 0 - 8 , with Carson Palmer out for the season with an injury early in the campaign and Ochocinco experiencing his worst statistical season in his career . Ochocinco 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 . Following a 3 reception for 43 yard performance against the Dallas Cowboys in a loss , Ochocinco had consecutive games with 50 - yard receiving totals ( 57 against the New York Giants & 52 against the Pittsburgh Steelers ) . Ochocinco then had 44 yards off of 5 receptions in a loss to the Houston Texans . However , the Bengals won their first game of the season against the Jacksonville Jaguars in week 9 by a score of 21 - 19 . In that game , Ochocinco had 5 receptions for 37 yards and two touchdowns . The two scores marked the first multi - touchdown game of the season for Ochocinco . Ochocinco finished the season with 53 catches for 540 yards and 4 touchdowns - his worst statistical season since his rookie campaign . 2009 - 2010 . Before the start of the 2009 season , the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants expressed interest in Ochocinco if he were to be placed on the market after he missed voluntary team offseason workouts . In July 2009 , Ochocinco said that he will use Twitter during games , but the NFL banned it . In the August 20 preseason game vs the New England Patriots , Ochocinco took over placekicking duties for the injured Shayne Graham . He kicked off and made an extra point in the game , which ended up clinching the Bengals ' 7 - 6 win . During the season , Ochocinco expressed remorse for the developments in the 2008 season and attempted to make it up to the fans in Cincinnati through numerous actions . Many of those involved public appearances ( usually involving the publication of his autobiography ) and also by inviting Bengals fans to dinner and movie showings through his Twitter account , gatherings for which he picked up the tab . Many of the events were featured on the Bengals ' official website . Ochocinco went on to record his 7th career 1 , 000 yard season , catching 72 passes for 1 , 047 yards and nine touchdowns . He 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 . On January 15 , Ochocinco was announced as a Pro Bowl selection to replace Patriots receiver Wes Welker , who was injured in the final week of the regular season . It was Ochocinco ' s 6th pro bowl selection , tying Lemar Parrish for the second highest total in franchise history . 2010 - 2011 . Ochocinco opened up the season with 12 receptions for 159 yards and a touchdown in the Bengals opening day loss to the New England Patriots . In doing so , he tied the franchise record for touchdown catches ( which he later surpassed ) and became the 6th player in NFL history to amass 10 , 000 receiving yards with one team . The following week he became the 30th player in NFL history to surpass 700 career receptions , catching four passes for 44 yards in a 15 - 10 win . New England Patriots . On July 28 , 2011 , the New England Patriots acquired Ochocinco in a trade with Cincinnati after he restructured a three - year contract for $ 6 . 35 million . The Patriots traded two draft picks , a 5th round pick in 2012 and a 6th round pick in 2013 . In his first season Ochocinco had what was statistically , his least productive of his career , catching 15 passes for 276 yards and 1 touchdown . Ochocinco was inactive the following week in the Patriots AFC Championship game win over the Baltimore Ravens , just one day after attending his father ' s funeral . In the season Ochocinco played in his first Super Bowl catching 1 pass for 21 yards . The Patriots lost to the New York Giants 21 - 17 . On June 7 , 2012 , Ochocinco was released from the Patriots . Miami Dolphins . 2012 season . Ochocinco signed with the Miami Dolphins on June 11 , 2012 . On July 24 , Ochocinco changed his name back to Johnson . On August 12 , the Dolphins released Johnson following his arrest the previous night . The meeting in which head coach Joe Philbin notified Johnson of his release was shown in the episode of HBO ' s " Hard Knocks " that originally aired on August 14 . NFL records and career notables . Bengals franchise records . Johnson set the following franchise records in his ten seasons with the Bengals organization : Projects outside football . Smartphone apps . An iPhone game called " Mad Chad " was designed by both Ochocinco and RockLive and released on November 18 , 2010 . It was featured on iTunes and was a top downloaded app in 2010 . " Dancing with the Stars " . On March 1 , 2010 , it was announced that Ochocinco would be a contestant on " Dancing with the Stars " for the tenth season . He was paired with two - time champion Cheryl Burke . The season premiere was on Monday , March 22 , 2010 . He 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 . He was the 100th contestant to be eliminated . Versus . Ochocinco had his own segment on " Sports Soup " titled " Child , Please " . During the 2010 - 2011 NFL season , he and teammate Terrell Owens teamed up for a talk show , " The T . Ocho Show " on Versus , talking football , basketball and pop culture . The show was cancelled in 2011 as a result of Comcast ' s plans to re - launch Versus as an NBC Sports - branded service , as its new staff did not feel that the show would fit with the network ' s new goals . " The Ultimate Catch " . Ochocinco was featured on his own reality television dating show called " " on VH1 . Aspiring singer - songwriter Rubi Pazmino won the show . Fellow NFL wide receivers Terrell Owens and Bernard Berrian were occasionally featured on the show giving Johnson help and tips . WWE . Ochocinco featured as the guest host of " WWE Raw " on September 13 , 2010 . Major League Soccer . Due to the 2011 NFL Lockout , on March 16 , 2011 , Ochocinco announced he would have a four - day trial for Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer . Ochocinco was a star soccer player in his youth and has stated he is an avid fan of the sport . His trial began on March 23 , 2011 . On March 25 , he was asked to play in a reserve game . On March 29 , he was not offered a contract by the team but was offered the chance to train with the reserve side to stay in shape . Professional Bull Riders event . In May , Ochocinco announced via his Twitter account that he would attempt to participate in a PBR event in Duluth , Georgia . He 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 . Acting . In June 2011 , Ochocinco filmed a cameo role as himself for the film " American Reunion " . Ochocinco also appeared as a former captain of the BMS Goats on the Season 3 premiere of the television show " Blue Mountain State " and as himself on the Season 2 premiere of the television show " The League " . Other pursuits . Ochocinco was featured in a national pistachio commercial in winter 2010 and spring 2011 . He was featured in the R & B singer Monica ' s video " Everything to Me " . He appears on the cover of EA ' s video game " NFL Street 3 " . He is the main adversary in the game , and narrates the tutorials with Clinton Portis and Byron Leftwich . Ochocinco appeared naked , save a strategically placed football , in PETA ' s " Ink Not Mink " ad campaign , which encourages people to choose tattoos over wearing animal fur . Ochocinco has appeared in episodes of " Basketball Wives " , which in seasons 2 through 4 documented his and Evelyn Lozada ' s courtship and engagement . Personal life . Johnson has four children : Jicyra , Chad Johnson II , Chade and Cha ' iel . He is a Real Madrid supporter and drives a Smart Car . He is the cousin of both Keyshawn Johnson and Samari Rolle . On May 5 , 2007 , Johnson was sued for allegedly not giving away a Lexus that was supposed to be raffled off . The suit added two plaintiffs who claimed that they had won trips from Johnson ( one to Europe , the other to Hawaii ) , that Johnson never awarded . Johnson has interests in sports outside of football . On June 9 , 2007 , he footraced against a Thoroughbred racehorse over a furlong ( 220 yards / 200 meters ) for charity . Johnson , given a 110 - yard ( 100 m ) head start , beat the horse by twelve lengths . Name changes . On October 25 , 2006 , in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month , Johnson , whose jersey number was " 85 " , announced that he would prefer to be called " Ocho Cinco , " which is " eight five " in Spanish . ( " Eighty - five " would be " ochenta y cinco " ) . During warm - ups for the October 29 , 2006 game against the Atlanta Falcons , the back of his jersey read " Ocho Cinco " instead of " C . Johnson " . Quarterback Carson Palmer ripped the label off the jersey to reveal the usual " C . Johnson " . According to ESPN , Johnson was fined $ 5 , 000 for the stunt despite the fact that he did not wear the " Ocho Cinco " name tag during the game . Johnson legally changed his name to Chad Javon Ochocinco on August 29 , 2008 . The Cincinnati Bengals decided to allow him to have it on the back of his jersey , though Ochocinco continued to wear his old " C . Johnson " jersey during the 2008 football season , because of contractual obligations with Reebok . He has played with " Ochocinco " on the back of his jersey since the 2009 preseason . He wanted it to read " Ocho Cinco " but the NFL will only allow his legal name as spelled on his name change paperwork . Ochocinco announced on his live USTREAM broadcast in 2009 that he would be legally changing his last name to “ Hachi Go ” in 2010 . He also held up a Customized Cincinnati Bengals Jersey with the last name " Hachi Go " on the back . Just as the words Ocho Cinco translate to 8 and 5 in Spanish , the words Hachi Go ( ) translate to 8 and 5 in Japanese . However , he did not go through with the name change . On January 25 , 2011 , Ochocinco told an ESPN reporter that he will be changing his last name back to Johnson . However , on June 30 , 2011 , Ochocinco told an ESPN reporter that because of financial issues , he would keep his name as Chad Ochocinco and not go back to Johnson . On July 23 , 2012 , after Ochocinco ' s move to the Miami Dolphins , he legally changed his name back to Chad Johnson at a Broward County courthouse because he " wanted to reconnect with his former self " . Marriage , Arrest , and Divorce . On November 16 , 2010 , Ochocinco proposed to " Basketball Wives " star Evelyn Lozada , whom he had been dating since earlier in the year . Johnson and Lozada married on July 4 , 2012 . The day before the wedding , a fan reached out to Johnson on Twitter for prayers after losing her husband the previous month . Johnson , in return , invited her to an all - expenses - paid trip to the wedding . On August 11 , 2012 , Johnson was arrested on a charge of domestic battery according to the Davie , Florida police . Johnson allegedly headbutted his wife following an argument . Johnson was released the following afternoon on $ 2 , 500 bond . Later that day , he was released by the Miami Dolphins . On August 14 , 2012 , Lozada filed for divorce claiming that her marriage was “ irretrievably broken . ” The divorce was finalized on September 19 , 2012 . On September 21 , 2012 , Johnson entered a plea of no contest to misdemeanor domestic battery , avoiding jail time in an agreement with prosecutors and Lozada .