Chad Johnson is GONE!!!!!

[BigKBU28]

Chad Johnson legallly changed his last name to "Ocho Cinco." The Bengals are okay with it and are allowing him to wear it on the back of his jersey. His endzone celebration are entertaining, but not really warranted due to the fact that the Bengals are not good. I mean you can "dance" when you win and your team is halfway decent or at least finishes the season above .500. Some proper and inviting dances are Merriman's lights out dance, Westbrook's dirty bird, LT's football flip, and pretty much anything T.O. does.

IMO, Chad is just trying to draw more attention to himself cuz he is slipping becoming the #2 receiver behind Houshmandzadeh. Who knows maybe it will even get him traded.

[Doug]

I love Ocho Cinco as an entertainer ... but he really needs to start backing it up with stats or his antics will grow wearisome very quickly.

[canuckbear]

If I'm the coach I change his number to 86

[Bigshot628]

If I'm the coach I change his number to 86

pretty sure the players pick their numbers

[canuckbear]

Then I would trade him.

[Wacoso]

The players give a preference, the owners/coaches/GM give them the number.

As for his ability, attitude, and more, I'd have cut him in the offseason after he said he'd never play again, then showed up. Not the kind of player I want.

[Limnos]

If I'm the coach I change his number to 86
hahaha
pretty sure the players pick their numbers

Nope. Assigned by league rules. Within those guidelines teams assign jerseys. Player requests are usually accommodated when possible if they meet the league guides. Ex. Ocho could not be #61 because of his position.


BTW, he did this for one reason...pub. The league and team will allow it for a different reason.....Money. Ocho Cinco jersey sales will be high this week. This whole thing is retarded though.

[canuckbear]

It's players like him that are slowly making me watch NFL games for fantasy football and not the actual game anymore.

[Bigshot628]

I love Ocho Cinco as an entertainer ... but he really needs to start backing it up with stats or his antics will grow wearisome very quickly.

what exactly is wrong with what he's doing? it's entertainment, it's publicity, it's jersey sales, his on the field product is still going strong.

He was third in the league in receiving yards last year!!! Only behind Reggie Wayne who led the league and Randy Moss.

[BigKBU28]

hahaha


Nope. Assigned by league rules. Within those guidelines teams assign jerseys. Player requests are usually accommodated when possible if they meet the league guides. Ex. Ocho could not be #61 because of his position.

Yeah, I wonder what number D. Hester will end up with since he has become a full-time WR now? No more #23.

[atxtraveler]

Yeah, I wonder what number D. Hester will end up with since he has become a full-time WR now? No more #23.

Technically, 23 is an acceptable number for a h-back or a split end, if he wanted to claim that was his official position to the commissioner.

Player Numbers by Position
(NFL Rule 5, Section 1, Article 4)

All players must wear numerals on their jerseys in accordance with Rule 5, Section 3, Article 3c (see NOTE 1), and such numerals must be by playing position as follows: quarterbacks, punters, and placekickers, 1-19 (and 10-19 for wide receivers if 80-89 are all otherwise assigned); running backs and defensive backs, 20-49; centers, 50-59 (60-79 if 50-59 unavailable); offensive guards and tackles, 60-79; wide receivers and tight ends, 80-89; defensive lineman, 60-79 (90-99 if 60-79 unavailable); and linebackers 50-59 (90-99 if 50-59 unavailable).

If a player changes his position during his playing career in the NFL and such change moves him out of a category specified above, he must be issued an appropriate new jersey number.

Any request to wear a number for a special position not specified above (e.g., H-back) must be made to the Commissioner.

During the preseason period when rosters are larger, the League will allow duplication and other temporary deviations from the numbering scheme specified above, but the rule must be adhered to for all players during the regular season and postseason. Clubs must make numbers available to adhere to the rule, even if it requires putting back into circulation a number that has been retired or withheld for other reasons. See 7-2-3 for reporting change of position. (Note 2)

NOTES:


5, 3, 3c has to do with the size and placement of the numerals
7, 2, 3 rules regarding notifying the referee of eligibility if wearing and ineligible number for a position. Basically, any player wearing an eligible number at a pass receiving position (running backs, tight ends, and wide receivers) can play any eligible pass receiving position without reporting to the referee. That is, running backs can line up as wide receivers or tight ends, and players wearing wide receiver and/or tight end numbers can line up in the backfield without having to report to the referee.

[BigKBU28]

Seriously, Chad wanted to change his name cuz he knew how many total yards they would have this week!!!!!!

[Texas Golfer]

Some proper and inviting dances are Merriman's lights out dance, Westbrook's dirty bird, LT's football flip, and pretty much anything T.O. does.

T.O. got a 15 yard penalty for getting into an Olympic sprinter starting position after his TD today.

[Texas Golfer]

If I'm the coach I change his number to 86

:lol: And then challenge him to go back to court to legally change it to "Ocho Seis".

[Texas Golfer]

pretty sure the players pick their numbers

Not if you retire the number. Has there been any Bengel WR with the #85 worth honoring? Hell, has there been any Bengel worth honoring?

[Wacoso]

Not if you retire the number. Has there been any Bengel WR with the #85 worth honoring? Hell, has there been any Bengel worth honoring?

I'd like to see Chris Collinsworth and Boomer Esiason retire from broadcasting.

[Caesarscott]

btw, Johnson wore "C. Johnson" this week b/c the NFL turned down his request to change it to "Ocho Cinco"

[Chief'sbear]

The league has said that he must buy all the jerseys with Johnson on the back, and then he can use the Ocho Cinco jersey.

Sep 9 Geoff Hobson, of Bengals.com, reports Reebok is the reason Cincinnati Bengals WR Chad Ocho Cinco has to wear Johnson on the back of his jersey. The NFL said Ocho Cinco "has a financial obligation to Reebok, which produces the jerseys available to fans. That has to be resolved before the on-field jersey can be changed." The cost to change the jersey could be $500,000.

[Bigshot628]

The league has said that he must buy all the jerseys with Johnson on the back, and then he can use the Ocho Cinco jersey.

Sep 9 Geoff Hobson, of Bengals.com, reports Reebok is the reason Cincinnati Bengals WR Chad Ocho Cinco has to wear Johnson on the back of his jersey. The NFL said Ocho Cinco "has a financial obligation to Reebok, which produces the jerseys available to fans. That has to be resolved before the on-field jersey can be changed." The cost to change the jersey could be $500,000.

this, imo, is bull****. What about Roy Williams changing his number from 31 to 38 this year? They didn't charge him anything

[Chief'sbear]

this, imo, is bull****. What about Roy Williams changing his number from 31 to 38 this year? They didn't charge him anything

I agree. They are just messing with him.

[biggmatt24]

Did he tell them how many jerseys to make? What if he had a career ending injury and never stepped foot on a field again? Would he have to buy the jerseys Reebok made with his name on them?

[golsalax]

Not if you retire the number. Has there been any Bengel WR with the #85 worth honoring? Hell, has there been any Bengel worth honoring?

Munoz? He was the center for the Bengals for many years.

I can not recall if Kenny Anderson's jersey was retired.

[GigaBear]

this, imo, is bull****. What about Roy Williams changing his number from 31 to 38 this year? They didn't charge him anything



The issue is that Johnson waited until AFTER the deadline, so the jerseys were already printed for this year. They aren't charging him for PREVIOUS years jerseys, only this years.


It's totally valid, IMO. NFL would be losing a lot of money.