Stop me if you’ve heard this before.
Chad Johnson has the people talking.
The former All-Pro wide receiver and Cincinnati Bengals legend posted a video of himself looking extremely jacked on X with the caption, “2 months out…” and a weightlifting emoji.
The man known as Ochocinco looks like he has put on a good amount of muscle in recent months.
During his 11-year career in the NFL, Johnson played around 188 pounds.
He wasn’t the biggest guy out there, and was rather known for his route-running ability and shifty get off at the line of scrimmage.
Johnson’s quick feet were legendary.
He wasn’t built like Calvin Johnson, Terrell Owens, or Julio Jones.
Except now, he might be.
And that has left fans speculating as to why Ocho has decided to put on more muscle mass.
Specifically, fans have recalled the exhibition MMA fight that was reportedly scheduled between Johnson and former AFC North rival, James Harrison, that was supposed to take place on the same weekend as Super Bowl LIX.
“Wait, the Harrison fight is real,” one fan questioned on X.
However, the fight never took place due to Harrison recovering from a full meniscus repair on one of his knees within the months leading up to the date.
On a podcast episode of Shannon Sharpe and Johnson’s Nightcap during Super Bowl week, Harrison came on and explained what had happened.
“I’m not going to lie to you, this is what happened,” Harrison said.
“I got fat. I was like 308. My knee was messed up. I was there, six weeks, couldn’t move.
“So I was just sitting there eating. I knew I was real fat because I went to go tie my shoe and my stomach got in the way.
“And I had to move my leg to the side to get down there. So yeah.
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Johnson and Harrison went on to exchange playful banter.
“It ain’t about no money. Pay me right now and I’ll beat the breaks off his ass,” Harrison declared.
“Who?” Johnson quibbled.
“He isn’t conditioned like I am,” Ocho later added.
“He gonna be tired in two seconds. He’s gonna try and throw a punch… Stop saying he is gonna grab me. Stop saying that before I hit you in your mouth. Don’t say that no more.
“Because y’all disrespecting me. I don’t like that. People look at size and they determine wins and losses based off size.
“You saw David and Goliath right? You remember that story right? You remember what happened?”
Fast forward a couple months later, and Johnson isn’t looking like the average David.
He is looking like Goliath.
And he may just be on a collision course with Harrison, outside of the white lines and inside of the ring.
