11/15/2016 6:15 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF
EXCLUSIVE
Yeah, we know he’s kidding … but it’s still fun to watch Chad Johnson call out Ray Lewis — and threatening to beat his ass!
We got Chad out at The Grove in L.A. — smoking his stogie — and recalling the most ferocious hit he ever took during an NFL game.
Chad says he went to fight Ray after the game — but Ray ran out of the locker room, fearing the wrath of the 6’1″, 190 pound receiver.
The Baltimore Sun’s Aaron Wilson has debunked the fight story in the past — saying Chad and Ray are good friends … but Chad’s a trained fighter and it makes you wonder, “What if?”
Still probably Ray.