Former star receiver Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson re-revealed his secret to staying healthy during a podcast appearance last week.
While expecting that, “7pm in Brooklyn” On the show, which aired Thursday, the host played old footage of Johnson talking about how he would “collect warm urine from his teammates, warm it up, and put his ankle in it for 30 minutes” to prevent an ankle sprain. .
Johnson reiterated how helpful the method was after hearing comments originally made in 2016.
“Oh, it worked,” he said during a recent podcast appearance.
“There's a reason I didn't get hurt. It's home remedies. … I'm sitting here with living proof,” he said.
Johnson missed just 10 games in his 11-year NFL career, including 10 seasons with the Bengals.
The wide receiver, who has 766 catches for 11,059 yards and 67 touchdowns, said his grandmother gave him the idea and that it wasn't difficult to get his teammates to pitch in.
“That's good,” he said. “Now you've gathered all of us together all at once. We had a team meeting in the morning, right? Everyone. I want to have it.
“So if everyone pees during a meeting break, it's in the toilet bucket.” Boom. You all pee in that bucket for me. ”
Johnson was eligible for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
His last season in the NFL was in 2011 with the Patriots, where he had 15 catches for 276 yards and one touchdown.
Johnson started three games and appeared in 15 games in his single season with New England.
