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Chad Johnson

チャド・ジョンソン　/　ちゃど・じょんそん

American american football player

January 9, 1978 (age 48)　・　Miami, Florida, United States

Florida
American football player
Canadian football player
association football player

My Take

Chad Johnson fascinates me less for the eleven NFL seasons than for what they reveal about him: a man who could not sit still inside a single sport. American football, then Canadian football, then a flirtation with soccer, the self-styling as Ochocinco, the still-active social presence under that name. That is not vanity for vanity's sake; it is restlessness backed by genuine durability, because no one stays a top wide receiver for over a decade without real toughness underneath the showmanship. I read him as proof that longevity in pro sport rewards the rare blend of craft and charisma, and he clearly leaned into both.

Overview

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 for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Chad Johnson
Name (Japanese): チャド・ジョンソン
Reading: ちゃど・じょんそん
Born: January 9, 1978 (age 48)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Horse
Origin: Miami, Florida, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 185 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: American football player / Canadian football player / association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Miami Beach Senior High School
University: Langston University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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