Chad Ochocinco

Official websiteChad Javon Ochocinco (born Chad Javon Johnson, January 9, 1978) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft.He played college football at both Oregon State and Santa Monica City College. He also played high school football at Newport Harbor High School.In April 2011, CNBC listed Ochocinco as #1 for "Most Influential Athletes In Social Media List"Ochocinco has been selected to the Pro Bowl six times and named an All-Pro three times.Johnson was born in Miami.  After graduating from Miami Beach Senior High in 1997, Johnson attended Langston University, a university in Langston, Oklahoma, but did not play football. In 1997 he transferred to Santa Monica College, a community college in Santa Monica, California, where he was a teammate of future Carolina Panthers star wide receiver Steve Smith. In 2000, he transferred to Oregon State University after being aggressively recruited by coach Dennis Erickson. 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.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 receptions 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 2007Ochocinco 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

Ochocinco practicing with the Patriots shortly after being traded to them

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. 

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