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0 Subject: Chad Ocho Cinco?

Posted by: Slizz
- [21733916] Wed, Aug 13, 2008, 08:31

I read this on Profootballtalk.com this morning...

Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson was fined $5,000 for wearing Ocho Cinco on the back of his jersey before a game in 2006.

To avoid getting fined, Johnson hasnft done it since then. But Johnson now has a plan for how he can get away with having Ocho Cinco spelled out over the 85 on his back.

We've learned that Johnson has taken the first steps in the state of Florida toward legally changing his last name to Ocho Cinco.

Seriously.

If Johnson follows through on this, his actual, legal name will be Chad Ocho Cinco, and the NFL would then (we assume) allow him to put his new last name on the back of his jersey.

From a business standpoint, this might be Chad's way of picking up some of the extra cash that he wants to make but that the team has said it won't give him. The jersey would instantly become one of the NFL's top sellers, and NFL players get a cut of all sales of their jerseys.

In recent interviews, including one on ESPN Monday night, Johnson has made veiled references about future plans that he has said will change the way fans think about him. This is a strange one, to say the least.


What are your thoughts?
1Frick
      ID: 23117516
      Wed, Aug 13, 2008, 09:02
I just read that also Slizz. My first thought is that Chad is heading into the Mike Tyson zone. So while it might make him some more money, is it really worth people thinking you are actually insane? Not just crazy and egotistical as most people do, but actually insane.

Does he think this will help with his post football career choices, I don't see one of the networks hiring him with that name. But what do I know, I would never have hired Michael Irvin to yell at people.
2barilko6
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      Wed, Aug 13, 2008, 09:16
Its kind of funny until you realize he is serious about it all.

This could go straight up to the top with "He Hate Me"
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