Former NFL professional player Johnson. (Picture / Reposted from Twitter)
In the past, it was often heard that after some professional players received high salaries, their lives became squandered, which also caused the players to face the dilemma of making ends meet after retirement. But all this has nothing to do with Chad Johnson, a former professional player in the National American Football League (NFL), because even with a million-dollar salary, he still saves his daily life. He even chose to live in the first two years of his career. In the team’s gymnasium, in addition to the purpose of saving money, Johnson also said that he does not have a strong desire to spend money.
According to a “CNN” report, Johnson, a former NFL professional player who became a professional player in 2001 and retired in 2016, said in an interview that after he joined the Cincinnati Tigers in 2001, he was not like most NFL rookies. Spending his salary on houses, sports cars, and even living in the Cincinnati Bengals’ stadium for the first two years of his career.
Johnson said that the purpose of choosing to live in the team’s stadium is “do not want to spend money”. He has assessed that his life needs bathrooms, meals, TVs, sofas, and amusement equipment, whether it is to buy a house, rent a house, or live There will always be in the team stadium, so he finally chose to live directly in the team stadium. He even said, “Why should I buy or rent a house when there are all in the stadium.”
Johnson also believes that his attitude has laid the foundation for his successful development in the NFL career. The report also pointed out that Johnson has made millions of dollars in profits in his career of more than ten years, but he has never spent a lot of money on clothes, sports cars, or even bought real jewelry. And Johnson also proudly stated that he saved more than 80% of the NFL salary simply by saving salary.
