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Chad Johnson was a wide receiver for the Bengals from 2001 - 2008. Johnson was considered one of the best in the game from 03-07 averaging 92+ receptions and 1373+ yards per season. Last season Johnson fell way off the map with 53 catches and 540 yards caused by his own injuries and multiple injuries on the offensive side of the ball.
This season Chad Johnson is not coming back to the Bengals, Chad Ocho Cinco is. That's right, the NFL had agreed to let the player formerly known as Chad Johnson wear his new name on the back of his jersey this season. But there's a catch, it's not exactly how he wanted it. Instead of Ocho Cinco, he'll be "Ochocinco" because that's how he wrote it when he legally submitted his name-change form last August in Florida.
"It's his legal name," Corry Rush, AFC information manager, said Thursday. Rush is not fooling around, on NFL.com his name has been change to Chad Ochocinco. The receiver said last year that he wanted his name to be "Ocho Cinco." Merchandise is selling on his Web site under the "Ocho Cinco" name.
I think its hilarious that he misspelled his own new name, it really shows his intelligence. So has the NFL created a monster with this or does it want to become the XFL? Maybe Michael Vick will be allowed to come back to the league only if he changes his name to Michael Dogkiller. How about Terrell Owens name change to Terrell Crybaby. The possibilities are endless. My worry is that more idiots like Ochocinco will decide to do this bringing down the league from a team oriented game to individuals promoting themselves. At least we Pats fans know it would never happen here in New England.
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