The troubled 34 year old will likely have great difficulty in finding a new team due to several factors, not the least of which is that his wife intends to press charges.

Johnson, who had 15 catches with the New England Patriots last season, was released by them and picked up by the receiver-poor Miami Dolphins in an attempt to shore up the position somewhat. Neither of last year’s starting WRs have been present. Brandon Marshall was traded to Chicago in order to head off exactly the sort of thing Chad Johnson wound up bringing – massive off-the-field distraction and negative publicity.

Brian Hartline has yet to play any due to a calf injury and will probably miss the next preseason game against the Panthers, so Chad’s absence from the team leaves them with Legedu Naanee at one outside position, experienced and crafty but physically limited veteran slot receiver Davone Bess, and little else.

With project TE Zac Efron’s blocking struggles, Miami Head Coach Joe Philbin might entertain moving him to wideout, where he’d have a size and weight advantage against corners while having 4.4 speed. Interesting idea, but we’ll have to wait and see if that’s in the cards.

In the end, Chad Johnson may very well have another chance to make a roster somewhere, but probably not until after the season starts and injuries begin to hit. In any case, the legal part is going to have to play out before anyone will probably take a chance on him.

Statistically, Johnson has had a nice career and was one of the league’s most dangerous threats starting in 2001 until just a few years ago. He’s had 6 consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons from ’02-07 and one more in ’09 – all with the Cincinnati Bengals.

He’s had 766 receptions for 11,059 yards for a very respectable 14.4 yds/rec average and 67 TDs over his career.

I had said, “on the player’s day off, he (Johnson) vowed to get arrested as he left the facility. Joking, of course, but that’s his personality.”

Apparently, he wasn’t joking.

Police in Davie, Florida arrested Johnson on the charge of misdemeanor domestic violence. Johnson apparently head-butted his wife in the car during an argument on the way home from dinner. His wife, Evelyn Lozada, was treated for a cut on her forehead at the hospital and released.

But that’s not all for the newlywed couple.

Johnson further stepped in it when he revealed to police that the argument stemmed from his wife finding a receipt for a box of condoms in the car….for better or for worse. Oh well, at least the police can’t add any charges of lying to them on Johnson’s account.

With the 34 yr old’s colorful past in the NFL, this is the first time he’s been arrested since he entered the NFL some 12 years ago.

During the offseason, the Dolphins shipped troubled receiver Brandon Marshall to the Chicago Bears in an attempt to remove a distraction from their roster as they rebuild, even though his departure left the franchise without a single “go-to” receiver. They signed Johnson last month in an attempt to remedy the dearth of talent there, but apparently managed to switch one diva wide receiver for another.

On the bright side, Mrs. Lozada refrained from stabbing her husband in the stomach with a knife, unlike the Marshalls.