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Chad Johnson headed to Philly, but why?

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Chad Johnson headed to Philly, but why?

POSTED: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 7:44 AM

Philly.com Staff

UPDATE (11:45 a.m.): According to Geoff Mosher of CSNPhilly.com, a team source confirmed to him that Johnson does not have a workout scheduled with the Eagles.

UPDATE (10:20 a.m.): Ruben Frank of CSNPhilly is reporting that while Johnson may be headed to Philly, he is not here to work out for the Eagles.

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Considering he has 3,756,408 Twitter followers, you may already know this: Wide receiver Chad Johnson Ochocinco Johnson is coming to Philly.

Last night at 12:37 a.m., the troubled wide receiver, who was released from the Dolphins last month after a domestic battery incident with then-wife Evelyn Lozada, tweeted the following:

Sure, that doesn't tell us much, and Johnson didn't expand on why he was coming to Philly, but with Jeremy Maclin suffering his second injury in as many games and Riley Cooper still out, it wouldn't be a stretch to assume that he is going to work out for the Eagles. But we know what happens when one assumes.

Johnson, 33, caught just 15 passes for 276 yards and a touchdown in New England last season. However, in his last two seasons with the Bengals (2009, 2010), Johnson caught 139 passes for 1,878 yards and 13 touchdowns.

We can't rule out that a late-night Call of Duty marathon led Johnson to develop a craving for cheesesteaks, but with all the injuries to Eagles receivers, his trip to Philadelphia could be more for business than pleasure.

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Comments (63)

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 7:57 AM, 09/18/2012

please NO

— daveH

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 7:57 AM, 09/18/2012

I don't think that there is much tread left on Chad Johnson's tires. I'd rather see them bring Terrell Owens for a workout.

— E-money

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:01 AM, 09/18/2012

What, you mean to tell me that the Eagles can't find any other receiver that is slower with brick hands besides Johnson?

— jerzyte

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:03 AM, 09/18/2012

E-money, restart the podcast!

— jerzyte

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:05 AM, 09/18/2012

Will he play 'teams? Bad news for some wideout hopeful. The Birds "turnaround program" continues...

— Eagle_1960

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:13 AM, 09/18/2012

Nooooooooooooooo

— NewMick314

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:22 AM, 09/18/2012

Noooooooooo!Remember TO!!!!!!!!!!

— SportsmanshipMatters

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:26 AM, 09/18/2012

Here's the thing...before you guys over react....like always....Chad never destroyed a team, nor has he brought the issues of TO. Hard working, even according to the "great Bill Bellicheck". One off feild incident. Was only non productive for one year...looked good with Miami before the incident....please yall....chill. We're getting news off of twitter and you guys are flippin out.

— MrJayScott

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:33 AM, 09/18/2012

oh lord that means maclin must be in trouble

— sore richard

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:39 AM, 09/18/2012

Chad Johnson is overrated, nothing left in the tank, an unneeded distraction.

— bobmc

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:44 AM, 09/18/2012

I would sign Plaxico before Chad. The Eagle shave Demaris Johnson who has looked good as a receiver, bringing in Plax to platoon with Demaris is the way to go. Right now Ocho isn't as good as DJ as a speed receiver.

— UncleStosh