Chad Johnson, the retired NFL All-Pro wide receiver also known as Chad Ochocinco, appears to have donated $2,200 to help a Baltimore youth track and field team travel to the USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in two weeks.
Johnson’s account responded to a tweet of a crowdfunding link for the Turbo Track Club, which said it needed $5,000 to travel to the meet in Kansas later this month.
Johnson’s donation, plus subsequent smaller donations, put the team within $700 of its goal as of Tuesday night.
Johnson has a daughter, Cha’iel, who is one of the nation’s top 12-year-old runners.
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Huge request.
— TariqTouré طارق تورى (@TariqToure) July 10, 2017
A track team in Baltimore has a shot at nationals. They just need to get there. Please give/share. https://t.co/RfKV8HDNIU pic.twitter.com/cMsWm3UIKV
You good now, I'll see y'all at Junior Olympics in Kansas. Good luck from @BabyChaiel_85 & myself, I love you guys 💯 https://t.co/h6LJoaM1Ff
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) July 11, 2017