Cincinnati Bengal all-star Chad Johnson is one of the most consistently entertaining, consistently crazy wide receivers in the National Football League.  From his creative and entertaining touchdown dances (including holding up a sign on the sidelines begging the NFL not to fine him) to his unusual playful taunts (including sending a case of Pepto Bismol to an opposing team’s defensive back to cure them of the sickness he was planning on causing), you can never tell what Chad Johnson is going to do.  Neither can the NFL, who was caught off guard when Johnson legally changed his name to Chad Ocho Cinco.

He’s done this before.  In October 2006, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, he announced that he wanted to be called Chad Ocho Cinco (Chad Eight Five in Spanish, to reflect his uniform number of 85).  He even went so far as to make up a mock name plate emblazoned with Ocho Cinco that he wore in pregame warm ups.  This harmless stunt earned Johnson a $5,000 fine.  To get back at the NFL, I guess, he legally changed his name to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco.  This is a guy with more nicknames than New York City.

He wasn’t wearing his new name on Sunday, because of the financial hit that replica jersey maker Reebok would take thanks to replacing all the Cincinnati Bengals C. Johnson jerseys with Ocho Cinco jerseys.  Rest assured that Johnson will be Ocho Cinco before the year is out, and further rest assured that your humble poster, a die-hard Bengals fan, is going to pick up an Ocho Cinco jersey when they become available.

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