If Chad Johnson scores; he'll keep it low key

Vintage · Sep 18, 2008

By PAUL SCHWARTZ

Last updated: 1:51 pm
September 18, 2008
Posted: 2:53 am
September 18, 2008
Believe this at your own risk.
If he scores a touchdown on Sunday against the Giants New York Giants , Chad Ocho Cinco says he'll do, well, nothing.
"There won't be any celebrating right now," said Ocho Cinco, the Bengals receiver formerly known as Chad Johnson.
"If I score, I will probably be handing the ball to the ref and going to the sideline and getting ready to see what we are going to do next. I have no room to do any celebrating, you guys know that."
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There is no more colorful and polarizing figure in the NFL than Johnson, oops, Ocho Cinco, who legally changed his last name to correspond with the Spanish equivalent of his uniform number, 85.
That bizarre move comes after he spent an offseason griping at the Cincinnati organization, demanding a trade, then delaying surgery to remove bone spurs in his right ankle, then making amends with his team, dislocating his left shoulder and missing the final two preseason games and then not doing much of anything on the field as the Bengals bungled their way to 0-2.
The Giants and Bengals are rare dance partners, having played only seven times and not since 2004. There's no rivalry, no history and no similarities, with the Giants cruising along at 2-0 and the Bengals losing at Baltimore and to the Titans in gale-force winds in Cincinnati.
Still, there is no denying that the Bengals should be able to score, with a gifted passer in Carson Palmer throwing to two receivers who last year made the Pro Bowl: Ocho Cinco and T.J. Houshmandzadeh.
Cincy coach Marvin Lewis has been dealing with the antics of Johnson, er, Ocho Cinco, for several years. He's a stud on the field - five consecutive seasons of at least 87 catches - but also the absolute definition of the diva athlete.
"He has kind of put some of the issues he was dealing with in his past behind him," said Lewis, who once referred to Johnson as "Ocho Psycho."
Opponents often get a kick out of him, though.
"I think Chad Johnson is great for professional football," Giants linebacker Danny Clark said. "But we don't want him dancing on the New York Giants."
What he can't do, however, is wear his familiar No. 85 with "Ocho Cinco" across his shoulders. His uniform still says "Johnson" because the power brokers at Reebok say he must because of all the "Johnson" jerseys already on the market.
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Vintage · Sep 18, 2008

I'll believe it when I see it. Do you think he'll score?

JE · Sep 19, 2008

Nope. Giants will blanket him. Bengals might get a FG in this game.

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