Hilarious

You know whats funny? I was just looking at ESPN.com and they are officially writing stories about wide receiver Chad Ochocinco. You might know him better as Chad Johnson, the Bengals wide receiver who's list of fines by the NFL is just about as long as the Ohio River. Anyway, it tickles me a great deal that his name change is finally sticking--his last name really is Ochocinco now.

You may not be a big fan of Chad Ochocinco, but I have no issues with him. He is having a blast out there, and that is about it. Sure, he is upset at times that his team is not winning with all the talent they seem to possess on offense, but that's a rare occurrence. Don't lump Ochocinco in with guys like Terrell Owens. Owens has managed to ruin the careers of two different quarterbacks (Jeff Garcia and Donovan McNabb with Tony Romo loooming as a strong possibility) and effectively destroyed his last three teams, all of them very talented. Ochocinco (it is really weird to type his name as that by the way, I feel like I'm talking about a different person altogether) has pitted himself in a race against a horse, celebrated touchdowns, praised his quarterback Carson Palmer, and changed his last name. Sure he wanted to be traded, but can you blame him? I would want to be traded two if I was playing for the Bengals. Compared to half his teammates, Ochocinco is a saint. He hasn't had trouble with the law, so he's a class act in the Bungals organization.

Don't act like Owens and Ochocinco are even comparable. If Ochocinco made an appearance in the Super Bowl, he would not be the main reason they imploded the next year, like Owens was in Philadelphia. He has some making up to do with his teammates this offseason, but he has reported early for OTAs, a good start. As always, I will be watching and enjoying the energy and goofiness Ochocinco brings to the game, and I hope you will as well.