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Chad Ocho Cinco (Chad Johnson)
Chad Javon Ochocinco (born Chad Javon Johnson January 9, 1978 in Miami, Florida) is an American football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bengals in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon State.
Ocho Cinco has been selected to the Pro Bowl five times and named an All-Pro three times. He legally changed his surname from Johnson to Ocho Cinco prior to the 2008 regular season to reflect his Bengals uniform number.
Changed the name but not the jersey
On October 25, 2006, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, when his last name was still Johnson, he announced that he would prefer to be called "Ocho Cinco" ("8-5" in Spanish). During warm-ups for the October 29, 2006 game against the Atlanta Falcons, the back of his jersey read "Ocho Cinco" instead of "C. Johnson". Quarterback Carson Palmer ripped the label off the jersey to reveal the usual "C. Johnson". According to ESPN, Ocho Cinco was fined US$5,000 for the stunt (pending appeal) despite the fact that Ocho Cinco did not wear the "Ocho Cinco" name tag during the game.
He legally changed his name to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco on August 29, 2008. The Cincinnati Bengals decided to allow him to have it on the back of his jersey, however Ocho Cinco has stated that he will continue to wear his old "C. Johnson" jersey during the 2008 football season due to financial obligations with Reebok.