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Bengals to Put Ocho Cinco on No. 85's Jersey After Name Change
By Mason Levinson
Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The Cincinnati Bengals will open their National Football League season Sept. 7 with Chad Ocho Cinco as a starting wide receiver.
The Bengals today began the process of listing the former Chad Johnson as Chad Ocho Cinco for all club business, including the name on the back of his NFL jersey, after he legally changed his name last week in Florida, the team said in a news release.
The 30-year-old receiver's new name, which he used as a nickname in recent seasons, is Spanish for eight and five, the numbers on his No. 85 Bengals jersey.
Ocho Cinco, who was picked for the Pro Bowl in each of the last five NFL seasons, was fined $5,000 by the NFL in 2006 for violating league uniform policy after he replaced his surname ``Johnson'' on his jersey with ``Ocho Cinco'' before a game.
His post-touchdown celebrations have led to fines and a crackdown by the NFL. He also received a $10,000 fine from the league after he scored a touchdown and then held up a sign reading ``Please NFL: Don't Fine Me Again.''
Ocho Cinco led the NFL in receiving yards with 1,369 in 2006, and has 8,365 yards and 49 touchdowns during his seven- year career with the Bengals.
To contact the reporter on this story: Mason Levinson in New York at mlevinson*bloomberg.net.
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