CINCINNATI -- With the NFL preparing to relax its stance on custom cleats, former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson has a request.
Can he get his money back?
"Now they can wear customized cleats, can I get my fine money back from 2001-2012," Johnson tweeted Tuesday.
Now they can wear customized cleats, can I get my fine money back from 2001-2012 pic.twitter.com/9fqkr28d9l
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) August 15, 2017
According to a league memo obtained by ESPN, the league is preparing to allow greater flexibility for cleats worn during games.
Johnson was fined $20,000 for wearing gold cleats and a gold mouthpiece against the Steelers in 2010, which came on the heels of a $25,000 fine for tweeting during a preseason game.
Under the previous policy, players could be fined if they wore cleats that the team did not declare as the dominant footwear color. According to the memo, teams no longer have to declare that and players can wear black, white, or a secondary team color.
That means the gold cleats would probably still be out and Johnson might be out of luck.
