Bengals wide receiver changes last name to Ocho Cinco
Nick Dixon
CINCINNATI -- Maybe receiver Chad Johnson can go by the name that his
head coach hates.
Johnson
The Cincinnati Bengals receiver has legally changed his name to Chad
Javon Ocho Cinco in Broward County, Fla., a switch that became official
this week. Johnson, who lives in Miami, didn't return a message left on
his cell phone Friday night.
"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."
Two years ago, Johnson gave himself the moniker -- a reference in
Spanish to his No. 85 -- and put it on the back of his uniform before a
game. Quarterback Carson Palmer ripped it off before the kickoff. After
the season, coach Marvin Lewis -- who dislikes Johnson's
attention-getting stunts -- referred to the receiver as "Ocho Psycho."
Bengals spokesman Jack Brennan said the Bengals had no comment on the
matter.
Johnson has been a concern for the Bengals this season. He
unsuccessfully lobbied for a trade in the offseason, threatening to sit
out if he didn't get his way. When the Bengals refused, he relented and
showed up for minicamp, but complained that his right ankle was
bothering him.
He had bone spurs removed from the ankle and was limited at the start of
training camp. In the second preseason game, he landed awkwardly and
temporarily dislocated his left shoulder. Johnson is wearing a harness
and expects to play in the season opener against Baltimore.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press
what a doofus
Natalie Teeger
<nickd...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>The Cincinnati Bengals receiver has legally changed his name to Chad
>Javon Ocho Cinco in Broward County, Fla., a switch that became official
>this week. Johnson, who lives in Miami, didn't return a message left on
>his cell phone Friday night.
>
>"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."
"It's something I don't think anyone has ever done before,"
Yeah it's never been done before....right Mohammed Ali or
Kareem Abdul Jabbar?
Natalie Teeger
>it's just a Black attention getting thing. They're afraid someone
>won't notice they're black.
>
Oh a white person has never changed their name......
how many white actors have changed their names?
>
>
>O Dark Brother of the night....
> Who rideth on the hot winds of Hell...
> I bid you appear!
19-1
"Mr. A" <al...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:jqtjb4tt2dj3eb8hp...@4ax.com...
> won't notice they're black.
Yeah, it's like that "African American" thing that doesn't exist.
MZ
> that no white folks have?
Get out of your trailer and visit white suburban america and you'll find
some pretty weird names. A few years ago, using last names as first names
was all the rage. Now it's taking regular names and butchering the
spelling.