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Re: 2012 NFL Season
I was thinking Chad Johnson had a pretty good chance of bouncing back in Miami this season. I mean, how could it get much worse than it was last year for him? Well, apparently he's found a way and is on track after the events of last night. Apparently he and his wife have a new reality show coming out. This would certainly spice that up.
Dolphins' Chad Johnson arrested on domestic violence charge
NFL.com
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Johnson was arrested on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge Saturday night, Davie (Fla.) Police Cpt. Dale Engle told NFL.com and NFL Network.
Police said Johnson head-butted his newlywed wife, "Basketball Wives" star Evelyn Lozada, in the forehead during an argument that started while they were driving home from dinner around 8:30 p.m. ET. Lozada was treated at the scene for a "pretty good-sized" laceration, Engle said, and she later was taken to the hospital.
Johnson told police that he and his wife accidentally knocked heads, according to Engle, who said the "heated argument" started over a receipt for condoms found in the car. Engle originally told NFL.com and NFL Network that Johnson had found the receipt, but he later clarified it indeed was Lozada who found it and then confronted her husband.
The Johnsons live in Davie, where the Dolphins' practice facility is located, and a neighbor called police about the incident, Engle said. Johnson was charged with simple battery/domestic violence.
"We are aware of the situation and are in the process of gathering all of the relevant information," a Dolphins spokesman said in a statement given to NFL.com and NFL Network's Jeff Darlington.
Johnson's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, had no comment about his client's arrest when reached by NFL.com and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
Johnson remains in custody at Broward County Jail and won't be eligible for release until a bail hearing is set, which could be as late as Monday, Engle said. The Dolphins have a practice scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
Johnson and Lozada were married on the Fourth of July. He changed his last name from Ochocinco, a playful reference to his No. 85 jersey, back to Johnson so his wife would take it as her last name.
Johnson, 34, had never been arrested during his 12-year NFL career, but according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, he was arrested in a domestic dispute during college.
Johnson signed with Dolphins this offseason after spending last season with the New England Patriots.
Johnson started in the Dolphins' preseason opener Friday night. He didn't have a catch and was targeted only once in the 20-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Re: 2012 NFL Season
Apparently he couldn't grasp the playbook in NE. It has happened before with other established WR's. Joey Galloway, Torry Holt to name a few. It's a complex offense. Add in the fact that Chad has lost a bit over the last few years. Not sure he has much left at this point. Although he was decent his last year in Cincy. That would be a pretty dramatic dropoff.
Re: 2012 NFL Season
I have no idea why the Dolphins picked him up when they could have got a younger Braylon Edwards who's had a better last few seasons.
Braylon keeps jumping from team to team despite having decent seasons. He's not exactly a model citizen either, but that's par for the course for most NFL WR's. Up till this weekend Chad hadn't ever been in any legal troubles. I think he was worth a flier, but it's worked out as bad as anyone could've expected. Now apparently VH1 doesn't even want he and his wife for their reality show anymore. Not a good couple of days for Chad. He seems like a decent guy, I hope he can turn things around and stop things from spiraling out of control.
I didn't think things could get much worse for him after last year in New England when he completely vanished. Well, he proved me wrong.
