It’s rare for a primetime NFL broadcast analyst job to become available. After all, there are only so many jobs in existence. It’s like when head coaches say they’re lucky to be franchise leaders, because there are only 32 of them in the NFL.

That’s a bit like being an NFL broadcaster. Yet, there’s been a lot of chatter lately about Troy Aikman’s future with ESPN, where he performs as the analyst alongside longtime partner Joe Buck on “Monday Night Football.” Naturally, if Aikman leaves ESPN, there would be no shortage of potential candidates, including Chad Johnson, otherwise known as “Ochocinco.”

Chad Johnson Eyeing Monday Night Football Gig

The former Cincinnati Bengals star hasn’t played a regular-season NFL snap since the 2011 season with the New England Patriots. In fact, Johnson has played more recently in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes than in the NFL. He even went down to Mexico to suit up for the Fundidores de Monterrey in 2017.

While Johnson has dipped a toe in several other ventures, he’s never strayed too far away from the game of football. Now, he’d like his next step to include becoming an NFL broadcaster, replacing Aikman on MNF broadcasts.

Johnson stated his interest in the position on the “Nightcap” podcast alongside Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe and former NBA star Joe Johnson.

“Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, they’re having a little beef, so that spot’s gonna be coming open on Monday night, what you think about it?” Johnson asked. “Can you imagine, me and you, Monday Night Football, calling the game?”

That’s when Sharpe informed Ochocinco that he has no interest in the job while adding that Joe Buck’s future with ESPN isn’t in question after recently signing a contract extension. However, Johnson continued with his dream, this time with Buck included.

“Well, it’s gonna be the three of us then,” Johnson said. “Joe is play-by-play, I’m the color. They need a little color in there anyway.”

He previously lobbied to join CBS after the network and Tony Romo mutually agreed to part ways.

Yet, even though that opportunity didn’t come to fruition for the 48-year-old Miami, Florida native, he hasn’t given up hope of providing his broadcast analysis to football fans across the nation.

Would Johnson do well in an NFL broadcasting position? There may only be one way to find out, and it’s something he’s clearly interested in. Whether he’ll get a chance, even if it’s a one-game sample size on an alternate broadcast, remains to be seen.