Comparison Of Chad Johnson And Terrel Owens

NFL players come in all shapes, sizes and attitudes, but what really defines the few that people cannot seem to decide whether they like or not. We have tons of players in NFL history that have been hated, followed and idolized. Yet we come across these certain “special” players who know how to do allot more than just play the sport. I decided to look more into the controversies that shadowed three of the NFL’s most well-known names, Richard Sherman, Terrel Owens and Chad “OchoCinco” Johnson. IF we are going to look at the controversies that surrounded these players then we have to first look at each of these players greatness’s. Chad Johnson and Terrel Owens are both retired wide receivers who lit up the sports world with their stats and attitudes.

Greatness can be defined by many people but we are using the definition of “notable; remarkable; exceptionally outstanding” (dictionary). Chad Johnson was drafted to the Cincinnati Bengal’s in the 2001 draft and played for that team for 10 seasons. In 2011, Johnson was traded to the New England patriots. Johnson had started off as a quiet rookie with only 28 catches for 329 yards. But in 2003 he set a Bengal’s record with 1,3ff receiving yards and in 2004 he racked up 95 catches for 9 touchdowns and 1,274 yards. He later surpassed his record with 1,432 receiving yards and led the AFC in receiving yards for four straight seasons and made the pro-bowl five times from 2003-2007. April 20, 2006, Johnson resigns with the Bengal’s for five more years through 2011. Johnson started this season off rather slow thanks to an injury he had suffered. The first 8 weeks of this season he only caught two touchdowns and only amassed 483 receiving yards. However in a breakout game against the chargers (which they lost) Johnson amassed 260 receiving yards and two touchdowns, breaking the Bengal’s single game receiving yard record. He went on to amass 190 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns in a 31-16 win over the New Orleans Saints in the following week, this achieved him the NFL record of 450 receiving yards in back-to-back games. In the

In the fan voting for the 2006 Pro Bowl, he finished first in votes for wide receivers, and fourth overall with 987,650 total votes. For the rest of his career after these spectacular years Johnson would decrease allot stats wise due to quarter back injuries his team faced. Sticking with the receivers the other controversial receiver that will be look at would be T.O. or Terrell Owens. T.O. played 15 seasons in the NFL and was a six time pro bowl selection. He also holds and shares multiple NFL records, his 15,934 career receiving yards rank second in NFL history, and his 153 receiving touchdowns are third. He is also one of only nine players in NFL history to catch 1,000 career passes. Popularly known by T.O., Owens is known for over the top touchdown celebrations and public persona as he is for his talent on the field. The San Francisco 49ers drafted Owens in the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft. Owens played his first professional game against the New Orleans Saints, where he played on the 49ers' special teams. In Owens first season in the NFL he was relatively quite as most rookies are when put on special teams but a light shined on him in 1997. In the 1997 NFL season, Owens became a big name for the 49ers when Jerry Rice went down early in the season with a torn ACL. He and quarterback Steve Young won 13 games that season. Owens finished with 936