Last week we learned that Chad Johnson got another shot at playing football again (in the CFL) and signed with the Montreal Alouettes. Well now it appears that there’s a problem — that could stop him from playing in Canada. It looks like that 2012 no contest plea (the mess with Evelyn Lozada) could come back to haunt him. I’d personally love to see him get another shot, but time will tell.
Hit the jump for details…
Via PFT:
…Now, he simply needs governmental clearance to consummate the deal.
According to Jason La Canfora of CBS, the Montreal Alouettes continues to wait for word on whether Johnson will be given the appropriate permit to work in Canada. The team could get final word within the next 7-10 days.
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People with criminal records routinely are blocked from securing permission to work in Canada.
