Chad Spices Up the “No Fun League”
The NFL is sometimes dubbed the “No Fun League” for the oppressive rules it imposes on its players. Take, for example, in 2006 when Cincinnati Bengals’ star wide receiver Chad Johnson came out for pre-game warm-ups sporting his nickname “Ocho Cinco” (a jumbled Spanish version of “85”) on the back of his jersey. He changed the jersey back to “Johnson” before the game began, but the NFL still fined him $5,000 (poor Chad).
Well according to rumors on ESPN, Chad Johnson has decided to fight back. A report states that he changed his legal last name from Johnson to “Ocho Cinco”, thereby giving him the right to wear his nickname on his uniform. This time he not only trumped the NFL, but also raised the bar for any future professional sports showman (or woman) who craves the spotlight. Regardless of performance (and Johnson, I mean Ocho Cinco, is pretty good at what he does) people like this might not always make the best employees. But they sure make the world a fun place for the rest of us.
Oh yeah – and if the NFL stays mum on this one, it’s because they are more than happy to sell Chad’s new jerseys.
Tags: chad johnson, football, nfl, ocho cinqo
August 29th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I am all for this. the NFL has been making money hand over fist on players that they reprimand, or hold in poor moral regard, yet continue to promote them. hypocritical fascists!!! you show them chad!!!