Friday, August 29, 2008

The WR formerly known as Chad Johnson?



As the election season is about to embark into full swing, it looks like Chad Johnson's doing his best to remind us of some of the freedoms we enjoy as Americans. Like the right to be called whatever ridiculous name you see fit.

According to a report from Miami radio station 790 The Ticket, the colorful Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver has legally changed his name to Chad Ocho Cinco. Johnson's latest desperate attempt to call attention to himself actually has a dual purpose -- it will allow him to wear his self-appointed nickname on the back of his jersey without violating the NFL's Big Brother uniform policy.

Everybody knows this guy's not quite playing with a full deck, but you've still got to admit he knows how to entertain.

By the way, here's an interesting sidebar to yesterday's news of Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones' reinstatement by the NFL. According to The Dallas Morning News, Jones -- a noted aficionado of the strip-club scene, was eating lunch at a local Hooters when he received word that his year-long suspension would end.

No one ever said the road to recovery wasn't a long one.

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