Chad Johnson is dreaming of a whitetail Christmas. The Bengals receiver suggested Tuesday that he has a special touchdown celebration planned for Cincinnati’s game on Christmas Eve one that will top his Riverdance, his end zone putt and his sideline proposal from earlier this season.

A surrogate reindeer, perhaps?

“On the highway, I hit a deer,” Johnson said Tuesday, insisting he was serious and that the animal wasn’t hurt. “I kept him. He’s at home in the garage. I’m going to use him for the celebration this weekend. He’s a prop. They might suspend me for the last game, but I think this one is worth it.”

“But this Saturday, I’ll be back to my old self,” he said. “You can look forward to the celebration being part of something that has to do with Christmas. It’s going to be fun. I might get in trouble, so I might as well let that out now. I might get in trouble for what I’m going to do, but it’s worth it.”

Johnson was excited by the thought of getting a deer into the end zone routine. His Riverdance brought him national attention as a hoofer. Now, he’s fixated on hooves.

“This is going to be the greatest celebration of all time, man,” he said. “I actually use an animal.” - ABC News