Aldarius Johnson’s nickname coming out of Miami Northwestern High: “Glue Hands,” a fitting name for a star receiver.

But the name never stuck.

Nor did footballs after his promising 2008 freshman season at the University of Miami.

Johnson never made it to the first game of his senior season. He was suspended indefinitely by the Hurricanes in late August for sending a tweet during CanesFest — a preseason celebration for fans at the BankUnited Center — that asked his Twitter followers what the best strip club was in Miami.

The tweet came after he already was among a group of UM players deemed ineligible before the season because of their involvement with former booster and convicted Ponzi-schemer Nevin Shapiro.

But Johnson was never reinstated. Published reports, and multiple sources said his story did not match up with what the other players told the NCAA about certain circumstances involving Shapiro.

Now, Johnson is hoping for a second chance.

He has signed a contract with Majestic Agents & Consultants in Miami and is training for the NFL Draft.

He also has accepted an invitation to play in the new Battle of Florida North vs. South Collegiate All-Star Game on Jan. 21 at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton.

“I feel great,” Johnson, 22, said. “I’ve been working out since I found out I couldn’t play this season. I learned from my mistakes. It made me a better person in life and made me take everything more seriously.

“It was really painful to know I couldn’t play a sport I loved and had been playing since I was four. To sit out this season and see my team go through the things they went through, and know I could have been out there helping them win, was real painful.

“I can’t make any more boneheaded mistakes.”

Johnson said he is working out in Miami with professional trainer Bo Smith and has lost 15 to 20 pounds.

He is down to 205 on his 6-2 1/2-inch frame.

His agent, Carlos Rodriguez, and agency partner Manny Vadillo, said UM coach Al Golden has given Johnson permission to participate in UM’s pro timing day before the NFL Draft — as long as he graduates.

He is expected to get his degree in sports administration Dec. 15, as UM allowed him to keep his scholarship.

“He’s a guy who obviously didn’t live up to expectations,” Rodriguez said of Johnson, who caught 31 passes for 332 yards and three touchdowns his first season in 2008 but only 15 for 157 yards and no touchdowns in 2010.

“He gained weight and wasn’t working out as much and definitely wasn’t putting in as much effort as he should have.

“But having sat out, having not been able to participate with his class that came in so highly touted, not having an opportunity to make an impact, really hurt him to the point of motivating him. He’s a good kid at heart who made some bad decisions. He has the physical skills and body frame and is taking this one last chance to show he can do it.”