Holy Crap It's Official

[gregstephens]

Just received a press release from the Bengals. They are in the process of formally changing Fredo's last name on everything with the league including, and this is the question we have all had I'm sure, his jerseys.

[Stripes]

That'll get old before the first game even starts.

[gregstephens]

That'll get old before the first game even starts.

Yeah, but can you imagine the merchandising money to be made off this move? It's like every time Kobe changes his jersey number.

[Stripes]

Absolutely, there's money to be made. Chad would make a great car salesman.

[gregstephens]

As an addendum, the team website has officially changed their roster and depth chart accordingly. I'm glad the team isn't buying into his lunacy.

[TippCityRick]

The name is legally changed and he wants to use it. I doubt they have much choice. The CTV reality series rolls on!

[BengalByTheBay]

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME GOOFBALLLLLL!?!?!?!

[volcom69]

I laugh everytime i read Chad Ocho Cinco on kffl or some other site this is the most idotic thing i have ever seen anyone ever do. Makes you wonder what his family thinks of this, man this guy is in a league of his own i guess. I just hope he puts up numbers and scores TDs

[HoosierCat]

http://www.bengals.com/news/news.asp?story_id=7020

Yup, it's official. He's even listed as "Ocho Cinco, Chad" on the roster.

My question is, what if Chris Henry legally changes his name to Chris F**kUGoodell?

[gregstephens]

http://www.bengals.com/news/news.asp?story_id=7020

Yup, it's official. He's even listed as "Ocho Cinco, Chad" on the roster.

My question is, what if Chris Henry legally changes his name to Chris F**kUGoodell?

Frankly, I buy that jersey. That's what happens.

[scxeezy]

How quickly we went from having multiple Johnsons on our roster to just one!

[duus]

I think we should now sign the recently released former Kentucky QB, Jared Lorenzon. Of his numerous nicknames, I always found 'He Ate Me' to be among my all-time favorites. He could officially change his name as well, and we would watch He Ate Me throw to Ocho Cinco. Good stuff.

[Wraith]

Maybe thats Chad's MO...Mike Brown has a love affair with his Johnsons and now that Chad is no longer a Johnson maybe Brown will decide we don't need him anymore.

In all honesty, if this really bugs you, stop talking about it because you are playing into Chad's hand, he is doing this to keep his name in the spotlight 24/7/365, thats all this is so if everybody stops talking about it will go away. It doesn't bother me, people change their last names for all sorts of reasons and if Chad Ocho Cinco wants to assume that personality I am fine with that (not that I have anything to do with it) I find it funny that Ocho Cinco means 8-5 in Spainish which has no real meaning where Ochenta y Cinco means eighty five.

[COB]

I still can't believe we didn't take a first and a third for this idiot. I don't care about his name. We should call him whatever he wants to be called. But his performance last year, his very light work so far this year, and his injuries, which are starting to come more frequently, all add up to a career that will end in sloppy and flat out incorrect routes, frequent trips to the IR, and more and more desperate pleas for attention.

[kingwilly]

Absolutely, there's money to be made. Chad would make a great car salesman.

"...don't need that Truecoat."

[Ox]

The question remains, will Yahoo change his name on my fantasy football roster?

[HoosierCat]

I think we should now sign the recently released former Kentucky QB, Jared Lorenzon. Of his numerous nicknames, I always found 'He Ate Me' to be among my all-time favorites. He could officially change his name as well, and we would watch He Ate Me throw to Ocho Cinco. Good stuff.

:lol:

[HairOnFire]

Nobody, and I mean nobody, can bojangle like Chad Johnson.

[Walrus]

The question remains, will Yahoo change his name on my fantasy football roster?

Check it, because it should've already happened. It's been changed in my league.

[Kazkal]

Makes you wonder what his family thinks of this, man this guy is in a league of his own i guess. I just hope he puts up numbers and scores TDs

I doubt his family cares because it's getting him mo money

I still can't believe we didn't take a first and a third for this idiot.

Idiot? Eh gotta give chad alittle credit he saw a way to make more money staying the bengals so he went after it

[HairOnFire]

Changing numbers is all the rage.

Rivers wants to change his number

September 4, 2008 2:10 PM

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker

Cincinnati Bengals rookie first-round pick Keith Rivers wants to make a last-minute number change before Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens, two sources have confirmed.

Rivers wants to change his No. 58 jersey to No. 55 -- his college number at USC -- after former teammate Ahmad Brooks was released by Cincinnati over the weekend. Rivers has until the end of the business day Thursday to make a decision and report it to the league, or he will be forced to stick with his original number for the remainder of the 2008 season.

One source said the holdup is with Rivers' marketing deal with Reebok, in which No. 58 Bengals jerseys were already printed for the season. Therefore Rivers would have to pay a fee to the company if the jerseys become obsolete. The source estimated that cost to be "roughly $10,000."

Another source said Rivers definitely wants to change his number before Sunday's game but wasn't aware of why there was a holdup.

The Bengals took Rivers with the No. 9 overall pick in April's NFL draft. He will make his first career start Sunday in Baltimore.

[DC_Bengals_Fan]

The NFL's going to have to get a handle on this name change thing, though. Otherwise some jackass is going to either go for something obscene, or take sponsor money to change it.

I don't think Goodell will take well to some idiot changing his name to "Johnny Adidas" or "Billy Big C*ck".

[BengalszoneBilly]

I don't think Goodell will take well to some idiot changing his name to "Johnny Adidas" or "Billy Big C*ck".

I already own rights on the latter.

[HoosierCat]

So...How much do we have to pay Carson to change his last name to "BengalsZone"?

[gregstephens]

You know what? I've already thought about the whole 'corporate sponsor' name thing. Hey, why not? They're allowed to do it to stadiums. I'd change my last name for a quarter million or something. If some jackass court approves it, like Chad Ocho Fredo, go for it.