Talk:Chad Johnson

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Contents 1 TRADE TO NEW ENGLAND 2 Celebrations 3 Coach Lewis' List 4 Justification for purging 5 Picture 6 Relation to Samari Rolle 7 Cousins.. 8 Citing Sources? 9 Chad Johnson's NFL.com bio says he was born in LA, not Miami 10 Disambiguation 11 trade with dolphins 12 Birth Place

[edit] TRADE TO NEW ENGLAND

I work in the front office with the New England Patriots, I can confirm this information is true add it to Chad's profile.

On March 2, 2008, Rumors were amid that infact the New England Patriots were not instrested in brining back Randy Moss because they were engaged in trade talks with the Cincinnati Bengals about a trade for Chad Johnson. The early reports from the AP say the Pats will give up a 2nd and 3rd round pick from this upcoming draft and a 2nd round pick in 09' to aquire the disgruntled Johnson.

When you can provide a reliable source then you can add it. RC-0722 ^communicator/_kills 00:25, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Celebrations

Since there's a section devoted to the riverdance jig thing why not expand it to include all of his more famous celebrations? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bvde (talk • contribs)

One thing for certain is that it is unreadable.

[edit] Coach Lewis' List

I don't think this should be featured in the beginning of the article as a summary of the person. Maybe lower in the article. Perry 22:06, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Justification for purging

Need I justify my actions? ;) The article was tagged for Clean Up for its grotesque presentation and unilateral juxtaposition of random facts.  ;) If one feels the facts pertaining to Johnson's flamboyant actions over his career should really belong in the article; consider re-polishing it and re-adding each entry in bullet point format. Personally, Show-Boating part of the article makes the article seem like it's from a fansite - as opposed to a Wikipedia Entry.

Oh Yes, the Quotes section of the article should be moved to WikiQuote --ShadowJester07 01:48, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree with moving the quotes to WikiQuote. And I agree that much of the stuff was certainly editable, but I don't think we should delete almost all of what is there until it is in the ideal format of a Wikipedia page. Perhaps leave what is there and slowly transmute it to what it should look like and add cite requests where applicable. VegaDark 02:26, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

I removed the trivia section for a reason. It is frowned upon for featured articles to have. While this obviously isn't a featured article, that is the ultimate goal for all articles and it should be removed again and the info should be added to the body of the article as I had originally done. Also, you removed the following without explanation: "Having been named to four consecutive Pro Bowls, Chad is widely considered to be one of the best wide receivers in the NFL." This is not opinion, this is fact. Being named to the most recent Pro Bowl, let alone the last 4, inherently means you are widely considered to be one the best wide receivers in the NFL. VegaDark 21:33, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Randy Moss was named to five Pro Bowls ;-) I give him Kudos for the biggest disappearing act in NFL history during '05 Season. Nathan Vasher recorded a plethora interceptions, complimented by a stellar defensive performance during his '04 season, because of his teammates' horrific. Pro Bowl appearances are just a matter of popularity and razzle dazzel. However, the fact that he has lead the AFC in Rec. Yards for the past three years is something. While adding the sentence might lead to a whole pandora's box of latter controversy, let's just leave it out until he retires. :-p --ShadowJester07 01:29, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

We need to add a picture of chad to the article. DvdBengals 18:09, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Good Luck finding a fair use image. --ShadowJester07 22:21, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Relation to Samari Rolle

According to other pages, it's Keyshawn Johnson that is cousin to Samari Rolle, not Chad Johnson. Anyone have verification? TheGoogler 02:48, 7 November 2006 (UTC) Keyshawn and Chad Johnson ARE cousins, and Keyshawn Johnson IS Samari Rolle's cousin. They're all cousins. http://www.bengals.com/team/player.asp?player_id=8 that's official, on the Bengals website. I'm so proud of myself for checking a fact.--DavidFuzznut 12:15, 20 November 2006 (UTC) I noticed it said this was incorrectly stated on the Bengals media guide just now, so here is an article with quotes from both of them that should confirm their relationship http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/sports/102846,5_2_WA19_NFLBRIEFS_S1.article--DavidFuzznut 12:20, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

On Samari Rolle's page it says they're both Samari's cousins. Quadzilla99 03:49, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cousins..

In the game the bengals played against carolina, Keyshawn said that they weren't really cousins. He said that everybody was thinking they were cousins because of their last names, so they just went with it.

Agreed, that would require a firm factual basis to make inclusion in this article, removing until someone gets a source. (and that will be a while).

someone should remove the "chad Johnson is the shit yaaaaaa" from the main part. I don't seem to know how. 139.142.48.152 04:29, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

They're second cousins I'm pretty sure Keyshawn is Samari Rolle's cousin. Incidentally showing Chad handling a firearm isn't going to help the Bengals image lol. Quadzilla99 20:51, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

THEY ARE NOT COUSINS!!

His official website in the "personal bio" section says he is cousins with both. We can't get much more of a reliable source than that. VegaDark (talk) 22:20, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Citing Sources?

Where's the proof that Chad "it is well known that he calls his girlfriend between quarters?" Website? ESPN? Specter01010 03:04, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

It's likely a falsehood. --ShadowJester07 03:14, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chad Johnson's NFL.com bio says he was born in LA, not Miami

Not to be picky, but if Chad Johnson's profile on NFL.com is correct, then he was born in Los Angeles, Calif.68.248.40.254 12:26, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Disambiguation

Recently, a user moved this page to "Chad Johnson (wide receiver)" because of the article "Chad Johnson (cornerback". However, I think this page should remain at "Chad Johnson", and this is why: the Bengals receiver is by far the MUCH more notable football player - he's a four-time Pro Bowler and arguably one of the best receivers in the game. The cornerback is an undrafted free agent who was on the Vikings but is now a free agent. 99.9% of NFL fans have no idea who he is.

Because of this, I feel it is fine to leave this Chad Johnson as plain old Chad Johnson. Compare it to the aritlce Chicago. There are other uses for the word, such as Chicago (2002 film) but since the Illinois city is the most notable at all, it is located at simply "Chicago". I believe moving this page to "Chad Johnson (wide receiver)" would be like moving Chicago to "Chicago (U.S. city)."►Chris Nelson^Holla! 03:42, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

I actually was considering this when I made the move. I suppose that since Chad Johsnon, the wide receiver for the Bengals, is the most popular one, doing a page move now would cause a bunch of soft redirects, which I'm sure nobody would want to resolve. Keep it the way it was before I moved it. Ksy92003(talk) 03:50, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Chad Johnson should direct here, he is way more none than the other Chad Johnsons--Yankees10 02:30, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] trade with dolphins

I heard somewhere that chad might possibly be traded to the dolphins...any truth in this because if it is true then we need to add something about itBLUEballsBOY (talk) 18:12, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Birth Place

I have a collection of OCHO CINCO cards and im pretty certain his birthplace is not in FloridaBLUEballsBOY (talk) 18:14, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

His website lists his hometown as Miami, Florida. While that does not necessarily equal birthplace, we have no sources to determine otherwise. If you find one, feel free to cite it and change appropriately. VegaDark (talk) 22:20, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

NFL.com says Los Angeles. Given the fact that he grew up in Miami, what has likely happened is that he was born in L.A. but his hometown has been described as Miami, and that's gotten mistakenly represented as his birth place.►Chris Nelson^Holla! 22:38, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Should his birth place be changed then since, in fact, he was not born in Miami?BLUEballsBOY (talk) 13:39, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Well the problem is, because Miami has been mistakenly passed around as his birthplace, both locations can be "sourced" as his birthplace.►Chris Nelson^Holla! 16:19, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Personally, I would think it was LA cuz he went to oregon state. RC-0722 ^communicator/_kills 17:25, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Completely irrelevant... he was still raised in Miami so that means jack.►Chris Nelson^Holla! 17:27, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Technically, a "hometown" doesn't have to be where you were born. So he could have been born in LA and moved to miami. Nelson, my other post was relevant. Your just not thinking fourth dimensionally. RC-0722 ^communicator/_kills 17:32, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Doc Brown.►Chris Nelson^Holla! 17:36, 28 February 2008 (UTC)