- Cousin of former NFL wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson.
- At the end of November 2010, rumors began about Johnson being engaged to former Basketball wives star Evelyn Lozada. It was confirmed by Johnson in December of the same year.
- Wide receiver with the Cincinnati Bengals (2001-2010), New England Patriots (2011), Miami Dolphins (2012; practice squad only), and the CFL's Montreal Alouettes (2014-2015).
- Played college football for Oregon State University.
- Second round draft pick of the Bengals in the 2001 NFL draft.
- In August 2008 he legally changed his name to Chad Javon Ochocinco. It is an intentional a mistranslation of his number 85, (Eight Five is the actual translation when 85 is ochenta y cinco is 85 in Spanish. In July 2012, he changed it back to Chad Johnson.
- Has 4 Children: Jicyra (b. 1998), Chad II (b. 2003), Chade (b. 2004), and Cha'iel (b. 2005).
- Designed a iPhone game called Mad Chad with RockLive.[Nov 2010].
- A man used his identity to buy more than $18,000 of Louis Vuitton merchandise in downtown Aspen, Colorado.[July 2017].
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