The Chad Johnson era ended quickly in Miami with the Dolphins cutting the wide receiver during training camp after he was arrested on charges of domestic violence.
With the Dolphins being featured on “Hard Knocks” this year, HBO cameras were inside the room when coach Joe Philbin broke the news to the man formerly known as Ochocinco.
The veteran tried to convince Philbin that he had “never been in trouble before,” but perhaps just as damning as Johnson’s off-the-field troubles were his struggles at camp.
In another scene, Philbin was asked about the progress of his receivers.
“Well, most of them … You know, the big knock on [Johnson] when he came here was he couldn’t pick up the system,” Philbin said in the episode that aired Tuesday night.