Thursday, February 9, 2012

Report: Ochocinco to change name back to Johnson


BY NICK ST. DENIS

Chad Ochocinco hasn't made many moves on the football field as of late, but he's reportedly going to make a big move off of it.

TMZ reported Thursday that friends of Ochocinco say the veteran receiver plans on changing his name back to Chad Johnson before marrying his fiancé in July.

Last January, Ochocinco said he was going to make the name change, and he also promised to change his name back if Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis shut him down in the teams' season-ending meeting in 2009. Revis held Ochocinco to zero catches and picked off a pass thrown his way, but Ochocinco never followed through.

The latest news out of Johnson/Ochocinco Camp is fitting, as the 34-year-old is coming off the worst season of his career despite being teamed up with Tom Brady and New England's high-powered passing attack.

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