Yes, it will be a very Merry Christmas for Dylan Izor, thanks to his new best friend–Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson. Dylan, 5, met his hero during Johnson’s autograph signing at the Dayton Mall in Ohio earlier this week. “He gave me a dollar and told me, `Merry Christmas,'” Johnson said on Wednesday. “So I gave him something in return and told him, `Merry Christmas’ back.” Johnson accepted Dylan’s $1 bill and handed the youngster back a “Ben Franklin”–a $100 bill. Dylan and his father, Justin, waited in line during the autograph session, then Dylan approached Johnson on his own. “All of a sudden, Dylan comes running back, yelling and screaming,” Izor said. The $100 bill is framed with an autographed photo of Johnson shaking hands with Dylan. “It’s $100 he’s never going to spend,” Izor said. “Dylan has calmed down, but I haven’t. I’m still shaking.”
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