“You Coaching for Them Streets”: Deion Sanders Calls Out Chad Johnson for Shooting His Shot With the Cincinnati Bengals

Chad Johnson’s stint as a pundit has taken off, following his (possibly?) Hall of Fame career as an NFL wideout. However, it seems his roles as a panelist on The CW’s Inside the NFL, and as co-host of the Nightcap podcast alongside Shannon Sharpe, haven’t been scratching Ochocinco’s competitive itch.

Johnson has once again been advocating to land some sort of a coaching or front-office job in college or the pros. Coach Prime stepped in once again to humble his old buddy.

Johnson played 11 years in the NFL, and 10 of those came with the Cincinnati Bengals. He was a six-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro with them.

Naturally, the Bengals would be his first call when testing the waters for serious coaching roles. Especially considering Cincy just missed the playoffs for the second straight year. Ocho didn’t quite “call” the Bengals, per se. He instead put his goals online, hoping for a bite.

And he caught some chum — just not the kind he was hoping for. Instead of the Bengals coming with an answer, it was his old buddy, Sanders. And, true to form, Coach Prime delivered some classic tough love.

Ochocinco was unfazed by the joke and kept pushing for his shot on the Colorado staff. Instead of firing back, he said that the college job would look great on his resume, and even offered to get ready to go to Boulder as soon as possible.

The exchange might prompt many to think Sanders is insulting Johnson, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. The pair have joked about Johnson’s potential as a coach before. And Coach Prime always likes to have a little fun with Chad.

Last December, while Sanders was a guest on Nightcap, Johnson attempted to sell himself to Neon Deion for a coaching role with the Colorado Buffaloes, perhaps as the WRs coach. Sanders complimented Johnson, but told him he couldn’t get a proper “coaching” coaching job just yet.

“I’m not going to give you a ‘coaching’ coaching job, I’ll give you a coaching job, not a ‘coaching’ coaching job. Because I know you ain’t gonna do right… You’re gonna be a heck of a coach. Now, I trust your skills and your knowledge, and what you’re going to spit to the kids, I trust that,” Sanders had said.

The two jokingly haggled over a theoretical salary at the time, with Sanders teasing that Johnson would only get the “mo” but not the full “money”. After a few laughs, they decided to step away from the conversation for a minute or two.

When they returned, Sharpe asked if he could get a job in Colorado, and Sanders responded with a firm “no”, joking that he’s “selfish”. The trio laughed hysterically after the exchange.

Johnson then pitched himself as a recruiter, saying he could “sell water to a whale, bwoy”! Sanders seemed more amenable to that option, rather than having Chad on his staff as a coach. Especially if Ochocinco was going to push for “mo” money than his coaching peers.