Chad Johnson recently disclosed the amount of money he earned while he was in the NFL in interview with “Full Send Podcast.” Johnson talked about his spending habits when discussing his past salary while playing in the NFL.
When asked what he did with the $560,000 Johnson made every week while playing for the Cincinnati Bengals he said, “I’m the cheapest f–ker in the world literally.”
The 43-year-old asked the hosts to look up his net worth on Google before showing his personal checking account. When the hosts shared that the search engine alleged Johnson was worth $5 million, the former pro-athlete passed his phone around and showed that his checking account had $15 million in.
As the conversation went on, Johnson reiterated how cheap he was while while playing, “When I played, I was the cheapest son of a b–h. Extremely cheap… I shop at f–king Claires with a black card. What are you going to say? That’s just me. Other people have an image to live up to. They are trying to impress. They’re trying to compete. I’ve never been one of those. But if I like the way something looks, I’m going to wear it.”
Johnson ended the conversation by mentioning all the expenses had including his luxury cars, didn’t come through his personal money but through the “adventurous stuff” he did off the field.
Johnson said, “I was only able to get the smart car because of all the adventurous stuff I was doing off the field to get all the luxury items. I didn’t use my money from playing. I never touched it, but for some reason, f–king Google net worth s–t thinks I was one of those f–king idiots.”
