Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Johnson cut after arrest

Added by Nigel Shelbourne on August 13, 2012

Miami Dolphins, on Monday, terminated wide receiver Chad Johnson’s contract following his arrest and subsequent release 24h for a domestic violence charge.

Johnson, 34, was reportedly in his car with his wife on Saturday when an argument between them broke out. Johnson is reported to have head-butted his wife during the argument. Davie, Florida police arrested Johnson the following afternoon on US$2,500 bail/bond.

The argument is said to have started when Johnson’s wife, Evelyn Lozada, confronted him about a receipt for a box of condoms she found in the trunk of their car. Johnson became upset and head-butted his wife as they argued; the responding police officer, called by Lozada from a neighbor’s home, said Lozada had a three-inch cut on her forehead.

If convicted Johnson could face a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a fine of US$1,000; he could also be assigned mandatory community services, anger management classes, and probation.

Johnson and Lozada were married in St Martin on July 4 2012 – after two year courtship with Johnson proposing to Lozada on November 16, 2010.

Johnson was known as Ochocinno between 2006 and January 2012 – a name he chose in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Johnson NFL statistics are a total of 67 receiving touch downs, 766 receptions, and 11,059 receiving yards. Johnson debuted in 2001 for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Evelyn Lozada is known for being a cast member of a reality series called “Basketball Wives”. She is of Puerto Rican ancestry, was born in Brooklyn, NY, and moved to Miami in 2007. She has a daughter named Shaneice.