Ocho who?

Ocho Cinco ... oh brother. Thank you, dear commenter, for the link to the story about the Bengals' Chad Johnson legally changing his last name to Ocho Cinco so he could wear it on his jersey.

I don't usually deal in football, but this story speaks to the absurdity of that league and its flood of rules, criminal players (Ray Lewis, double murder), and larger-than-life egos. And yeah, there just might be a couple outsize egos in baseball too. But at least celebrating is frowned on in baseball.

I think Ocho Cinco was just trying to outdo Terrell Owens. When you look up "histrionic" in the dictionary, I think there ought to be a photo of good old Ocho with the new mohawk. (Histrionic. n. a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking. see at right: Ocho Cinco). Then maybe a photo fo T.O. for good measure.

What's going to be funny is during games when John Madden has to call him "Ocho Cinco" every time he touches the ball. Or maybe just "Cinco." This is a boon for ESPN Deportes.

In other Cincinatti Bengals jersey news, how do they fit receiver TJ Houshmand­zadeh's name on there? With a hyphen?

Feeling better,

Jax