Chad Johnson is one of the biggest personalities in the sport of football. His touchdown celebrations were legendary during his playing career. Now, he is trying to enter the coaching world. He took to social media to announce he is officially joining the Las Vegas Raiders after a lunch with new head coach Antonio Pierce.
Johnson posted on X about a lunch with Pierce. He said he was going to ask for a job. Shortly after, he tweeted that he was “officially” a member of the Raiders.
Pierce responded to the post by saying, “Put me in coach” and “Taking over the NFL with former players like 85 … coaching up 17.”
85 is, of course, referring to Johnson’s jersey number, and 17 is Davante Adams' jersey number.
It's not far-fetched that Pierce would want to bring in former players. Those are the NFL people he has connections with, and coaches often bring in people they know personally. However, Johnson has been known to joke around on social media, and this could be him and Pierce having a little fun.
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