On the other side: Chad Johnson challenges top receivers to face him one-on-one

At his peak, Chad Johnson was a tough matchup for defensive backs. He even kept hit lists of sorts some seasons, listing the cornerbacks he’d be facing — or, dominating — on a week-to-week basis. The celebration-loving six-time Pro Bowler had a lot of success against defensive backs.

And now he’s trying his hand at being the chaser.

The 39-year old spent part of Tuesday on the field with Antonio Brown. As cornerback.

There are other posts, on both Johnson’s and Brown’s Instagram accounts, but this is one of the few that doesn’t have a lot of cursing (hey, we’re just looking out for those of you reading at work. Or around children.).

It looks like Johnson fared pretty well against one of the game’s best receivers, though in Brown’s defense, he clearly didn’t have a quarterback the caliber of Ben Roethlisberger throwing him the ball.

And Johnson doesn’t want to stop with Brown: on Twitter, he called out Odell Beckham Jr. and Demaryius Thomas, saying he want to go one-on-one with them next.

We have to hand it to Johnson: even five-plus years after he last played in the NFL, he’s finding ways to keep himself in the headlines. Last weekend, he played in an American football game in Mexico.