
Looks like Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson will be able to use that "Ocho Cinco" jersey after all. Late last week, Johnson legally changed his name to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco in Broward County, Florida. Will his jersey now be the hottest selling jersey at NFL shops this season?
"It's something I don't think anyone has ever done before," he told the team's Web site. "Have I ever had a reason for why I do what I do? I'm having fun."
The words – Ocho Cinco – mean "eight, five", in Spanish, a reference to his jersey number of 85. Johnson started called himself Ocho Cinco two years ago when he put a patch on his jersey before a game for the cameras. Quarterback Carson Palmer ripped the patch off before the start of the game and at the end of the season, head coach Marvin Lewis referred to Johnson as "Ocho Psycho". After this stunt, NFL fans will probably agree with him.
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By: Ocho Negro on 9/07/2008 7:54AM
WHILE,I DON'T KNOW CHAD JOHNSON I DON'TTHINK I HAVE TO IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THAT HE HAS AN IDENTITY PROBLEM. I MEAN IT'S EITHER THAT OR HE'S SEEKING ATTENTIONAS AN ENTERTAINER AND NOT AN ATHELETE WHICH IS WHAT HE IS FOR ANOTHER FEW MORE YEARS.
THEN WHEN HE RETIRES I GUESS HIS NAME WILL CHANGE ONCE AGAIN TO AARP!
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By: confused..... on 10/14/2008 10:58PM
Is Chad Johnson even that great of a player? I mean you should have to do freaking amazing feats in order to change your name. Whats his mother think?? Probably insulted. I don't know what to think about NFL athletes anymore....they are all too weird and self-absorbed....
ps GO BUFFALO!! (someone's got to root for them....)
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