Former NFL receiver Chad Johnson has signed a contract to play with Boca Raton FC of the United Premier Soccer League.The team announced
the signing Tuesday for the 2019 season
Carl Lawson Jersey White , The Sporting News reports.“I’m really excited to join the team and contribute in any way possible,” Johnson said, via the
team’s website. “For me, this is more than just an opportunity but a dream come
true that I was never able to fulfill during my childhood.”Johnson, after a
successful trial with Boca Raton FC, will make his debut Saturday in the season
opener.“Chad is a tremendous athlete,” coach Jim Rooney said. “He has proven
himself in the gridiron and will now prove himself in the soccer pitch. Chad has
had some great training and preseason matches with us and we are excited to
continue this journey with him.”Johnson, 41, played 11 NFL seasons, 10 with the
Bengals and one with the Patriots. He made six Pro Bowls and twice was voted
All-Pro. Johnson last played in the NFL in 2011. Zac Taylor goes on record
regarding having phone breaks during meetings and gives some insight into how he
hopes to build on each day."Most people have probably gone through the honeymoon
stage of a relationship. That period of time where you first start seeing
someone you’re interested in
Womens Ryan Glasgow Jersey , and everything they do just infatuates you. From the way they smile, laugh or maybe just their fresh perspective on life
that changes yours. Then finally comes the moment when you both can finally talk
the specifics of your NFL schemes.Okay, maybe what the Bengals and new head
coach Zac Taylor are going through is a little different. The excitement from
both sides is very clear though. Taylor once again showed he has no problem
being able to speak in front of a room of people when he held his first press
conference after meeting with the team for the first time. He did emphasize that
although this was the first time the two sides have been able to talk specifics,
there is still plenty of work ahead.“You think about [addressing the team for
the first time] a lot. In the grand scheme of things, it matters very little
because we’re trying to build each and every day. So tomorrow’s team meeting is
just as important as this team meeting. I’d be lying if I said you don’t think
about that first time in front of the players and what your message is going to
be. What’s important is that we keep stacking every single day and every single
day that the players gain information we want to relay to them. Every team
meeting is as good as the last one.”If there is one thing Taylor will be able to
do during his time with the Bengals, it is say the right thing. It may come
across as coach speak to most people, but as a fresh new exciting voice, he will
be able to get away with it better than a coach who had been around for say more
than 15 seasons.That isn’t to say all of Taylor’s press conference was committed
to just referring to how excited the building was for this day. He also wasn’t
afraid to touch on one of the more pressing issues facing new, younger coaches,
phone breaks.“I wouldn’t say [coaches giving players phone breaks and conducting
shorter meetings] happened just recently. I think it’s gotten more attention
recently. That’s been important to me in places I’ve been for years now. I don’t
have a long attention span. If I sit in a meeting with you all for more than 30
minutes
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minutes, minds start to wander. So if you want the information that you spent a
lot of time trying to package to be effective, if you want it to really hit
home, then you can’t expect to keep anybody — adults, players, whatever — in one
setting for a long time. You have to try to focus that in and give them breaks
when necessary.”When asked if he’d give players phone breaks, Taylor had this to
say:“I wouldn’t call it a cell phone break. But if they want leave the meeting
and look at their cell phone, it’s fine by me. To me, it’s just a break.”There
you have it. Ring the millennial riot alarm. Of course
http://www.thebengalslockerroom.com/authentic-shawn-williams-jersey , that is just a joke. Honestly if anyone is going to be able to relate to how to
hold these players’ attentions, it is probably the coach that is as ingrained in
the smartphone era as his players.Taylor was also asked about the whole Mark
Walton situation, and how the team handled parting ways with the running back.
“It’s hard anytime you deal with a player who’s put a lot of work into their
career. The unfortunate thing about these situations sometimes is that you don’t
really get a chance to know the player when you’re a new head coach. There’s a
human element to this stuff, but we want things done a certain way, and we’re
appreciative of the players that are here in the building and doing things the
right way. That’s our expectation here at the Bengals.”Pretty much a perfect
response to a situation like that. He didn’t go out of his way to criticize the
player, but he was still able to reinforce that he understands how much these
players work (which you can bet didn’t go unnoticed by the players still in the
building) as well as instilling the culture he has tried to preach since being
hired. Of course, his comments on the Bengals new slogan “It’s About Us” (which
I’m told has nothing to do with the NBC show This Is Us or the new Jordan Peele
movie “Us”) really shows how a new coach may be able to come in and get
something from the final few seasons this era of Bengals football has left.“All
that matters is what’s inside these walls. There are so many distractions, so
many different things going on outside these walls that can distract you and
divert you away from what’s really important. I just want to make sure that our
players and coaches understand that as we take care of business inside these
walls, we’re going to be able achieve the things we want to achieve.”What was
your favorite part of Taylor’s opening press conference?
