Chad Johnson

Chad Johnson (born January 9, 1978 in Miami, Florida) is an American football player, who plays as a wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals. He was drafted out of Oregon State by the Bengals with the fifth pick in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He was a teammate of current Bengals wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh while at Oregon State. He is also the cousin of Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson.

The Pepto Bismol Incident

In 2003, Johnson guaranteed a win over the previously unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs -- a promise which he helped realize. However, one antic which backfired was the infamous Pepto Bismol incident. Before the Bengals' October 17, 2004 meeting against their in-state rivals, the Cleveland Browns, Johnson sent the Browns' starting defensive backs: cornerbacks Daylon McCutcheon and Anthony Henry and safeties Robert Griffith and Earl Little each a bottle of the pink stuff, which is marketed by the Cincinnati-based Proctor and Gamble Company. Johnson's intent was to say that he was going to make them sick. Johnson claimed that it was not meant personally. "It's a little something to add some flavor to the game... it's nothing personal and I know they didn't take it that way."

Related Topics:
Kansas City Chiefs - Pepto Bismol - Cleveland Browns - Defensive backs - Cornerbacks - Safeties - Cincinnati - Proctor and Gamble Company

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Rather than be angry, Daylon McCutcheon put the incident off as Chad Johnson simply being Chad Johnson. As he told the Associated Press, "I think for the most part, (Johnson) is not an in-your-face guy. He just likes to have fun. He enjoys playing football. He's a jokester."

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The Browns held Johnson to just three receptions and no touchdowns, and won the game. However the Bengals won the next game between the two teams(A 58-48 victory in the second highest scoring game in NFL history), and Johnson had a great performance, recording 7 receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown.

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