Former All-Pro Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson says he used to soak ankles in teammates' urine to stay healthy

Chad "Ochocino" Johnson missed conscionable 10 games successful his illustrious 11-year career, and present he's spilling his secrets.

The six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver revealed connected the "7PM successful Brooklyn" podcast an unusual mode of keeping his ankles healthy.

Johnson would soak his ankles successful his teammates' lukewarm urine.

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Wide receiver Chad Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals celebrates during a crippled against the Houston Texans astatine Paul Brown Stadium Nov. 9, 2003, successful Cincinnati.   (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

The podcast brought up a video of Johnson discussing the remedy from a podcast successful 2016.

"You cognize what I did for ankle sprains?" the erstwhile wide receiver said astatine the time. "I would cod lukewarm urine from my teammates, vigor it up and enactment my ankle successful it for 30 minutes."

"Yeah, that worked," helium nonchalantly recalled to the podcast this week.

Johnson would soak his ankles for 30 minutes.

"There's a crushed I ne'er been injured — location remedies," helium said, admitting determination was no "science" behind it. I'm sitting present surviving proof."

Chad Ochocinco of the Cincinnati Bengals hauls successful a one-handed drawback for a archetypal 4th touchdown against the Cleveland Browns during a crippled astatine Cleveland Browns Stadium Oct. 4, 2009, successful Cleveland.   (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Johnson said his grandma told him astir the concealed sauce, and, apparently, it was beauteous casual to person his teammates to help.

"It's a bully thing. This is however I was capable to cod it each astatine 1 time, right? You got squad meetings successful the morning, right? Everybody. 'Hey y'all, boy, bash maine a favor, boy. My ankle benignant of f---ed up, I request you to each y'all to portion h2o astatine 1 time. So, erstwhile we interruption meeting, if y'all pee it's a bucket successful the bathroom.' Boom. Y'all each peeing that bucket for me."

Chad Ochocinco of the Cincinnati Bengals during a crippled against the New York Jets astatine Metlife Stadium Nov. 25, 2010, successful East Rutherford, N.J. (Benjamin Solomon/Getty Images)

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"Ochocinco" was a six-time Pro Bowler and had 7 1,000-yard seasons. He retired with 766 catches (41st all-time), 11,059 yards (38th) and 67 touchdowns (T-56th). The 46-year-old has been eligible for Canton since 2017 but has yet to person the call.

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