Former NFL star Chad Johnson is leading by example.
With A-list celebrities under fire recently for their treatment of restaurant staff, Johnson left a restaurant in Tennessee with a memorable tip.
The 44-year-old dined at an IHOP near the University of Tennessee before Saturday night’s Kentucky-Tennessee football game, where his bill came to $14 for his meal.
The former Cincinnati Bengal said he had never been to the area before and left the staff $1,000, a 7,100 percent tip.
“It’s my first time in the Ville (Knoxville),” Johnson wrote in a note on the check. “I’m going to the game tonight but I don’t know the Rocky Top song (sad face).”
“OchoCinco” is no stranger to leaving a larger-than-life tip.
Johnson’s Twitter tipping adventures go back to February 2019, when he tipped $100 for an $18.17 check at Bahama Breeze, the Caribbean-themed restaurant chain.
He often left the Bible verse “Proverbs 11:25” with each post.
Sometimes the bills have nice messages, such as “Rent hikes are bad, this should help, vote Ocho 2024,” which was accompanied by a $2,000 tip.
“It’s something I always do, no matter where I am, no matter what restaurant or service, I always take care of those who serve me,” Johnson told The Post last year.
Other times Johnson likes to give some life updates, such as one on April 3, 2019: “I lost at FIFA yesterday.” and on two separate occasions proclaiming “I am the best FIFA player in the world”.
On almost every single receipt, Johnson will write “I love you” as a token of appreciation, in addition to the giant reward.
