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Chad Johnson says he took Viagra before every game

Here’s one performance enhancer you don’t often hear about while playing sports.

Former NFL receiver Chad Johnson shared the secret to his success on Tuesday, and it was a little blue pill that helped him perform. Not in between the sheets, but on the field.

A twitter follower then asked what Viagra does for football:

When someone asked whether he was simply joking, Johnson responded, “No it wasn’t a joke, I really took viagra before games, the increase in blood flow made me unbelievable [sic] explosive in & out of my routes.” 

He since has deleted that tweet. Plus there’s video of him on the sidelines talking about the sexual performance enhancer:

Players will do just about anything to get an edge.

Chad did always go very hard while he was playing.