In Memoriam: Chris "Slim" Henry

Skip to 26:45 for a lighter more fonder memory from the past involving Chad OchoCinco and Chris Henry discussing whether there was a women in this world they've be willing to stay with because of her beauty if she cheated on them. You'll smile. As I said though just drag the time tracker to the 26:45 minute mark to go immediately to the part I'm talking about.

Anyway, I've avoided speaking on the issue because I wanted to find out some more details before inserting my thoughts on the matter and prematurely being proven an idiot or otherwise after new details began to emerge. So after finding out the particulars concerning the incident I had a feeling it would be something like this in the end but again it was naive to speculate too far into the matter earlier this week.

Chris was young and in love and handled an argument in an immature fashion that ultimately cost him his life. It had nothing to do with thuggery or his past arrests, but rather just a thoughtless moment of passion. He might have been just pulling a stunt like jumping in the back of his girlfriend's truck as a ploy to get her come to a halt so they could talk and just stumbled off the back of the truck accidentally or he might have jumped. Who really knows and at this point what does it matter? From everything I know about him on a local level and from everything the whole country knows he wasn't necessarily a bad guy. I think 'troubled' fits better. Just a talented man who led a troubled life. Not unlike other famous stars in other walks of life who've passed too soon and led troubled lives as in their limited time here. You don't need me to list names as examples as the world has given too many examples of these types unfortunately all too often. The entire situation is unfortunate and to reiterate the obvious, I feel the sorriest for his 10, 3 and 2 year old surviving children. I only hope he had a life insurance plan and they were his main beneficiaries and will be taken care of.

Still no matter what his deficiencies were, what we we feel we know about Chris or what we think we do, a man lost his life to the pain and grief of the people who knew him well and at the very least we ought respect that. R.I.P. to Mr. Henry.

Chad Ocho Cinco on ESPN Debating With Skip Bayless 9/8/09

Chad once again, doing all he can to regain my city's love which I can say he's all but accomplished, myself included.

Chad Ocho Cinco Explains His Favorite Saying 'Child Please'

Simply brilliant. Just brilliant.

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This might sound corny to some, but I like bumper stickers. Of course, it has to be the right one for me to sign off on but if it's witty and or it's in support of someone I like, more power to you. i might let you cut in front of me in traffic and I'm a complete jerk on the highway. But more to the point, Gliffik is offering a free one time custom bumper sticker that you design and put words to that they'll send you in 1-2 weeks for $0. Of course, since 'Child Please' is my favorite saying here's the bumper I came up with:

LOL, it's up to you how you can come up with yours but again it's totally free and if this is your thing go HERE and go design yourself one. I don't know how long this promotion will be for so don't sleep. Take advantage.

Let's Play a Game...

What do you think Chad Johnson is going to do?

A.) Turn away from Terrell Owens and refuse to shake his hand after his team was victorious?
B.) Spit in Terrell Owens Face?
C.) Shake his hand exactly as he played on Sunday (i.e like a bitch)
D.) None of the above.

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if you guessed.......

C.) Shake his hand exactly as he played on Sunday (i.e like a bitch)

you were Correct!

"OMG, did you see the effort I put on the field today? LOLz. Your team totally had it's way with us"

"TTYL, T.O. Tell Tony to ask Jessica if she's still planning on having that girls night out with me, TJ, Carson and the offensive line. We're totally BFFs "

NFL: Bengal WR first must buy 'C. Johnson' gear to wear 'Ocho Cinco'

Bengals wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco is learning first-hand how seriously the NFL takes its ability to license players and their names.Before he can wear a jersey with his new surname emblazoned on the back, he first must buy every "C. Johnson" jersey for sale nationwide. And there are thousands of "C. Johnson" replica jerseys available, with a production cost of about $48 apiece."When a player requests a name change or a number change, the player is responsible for that unsold inventory," NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said.

Ochocinco (one word) became the receiver's legal surname Aug. 28. But he is called Chad Ocho Cinco (two words) on the team's official roster.Replica jerseys are made by Reebok, the official licensee of NFL apparel. Reebok declined to say how much "C. Johnson" inventory is sitting unsold in stores.A CNBC report on Monday said the jerseys, which retail for about $75 each, could cost Ocho Cinco $48 per jersey, the cost of production.At Koch Sporting Goods in downtown Cincinnati, the number of "C. Johnson" jerseys in stock is "in the hundreds," owner Chris Koch said.He said that the expected sales increases for "Ocho Cinco" jerseys would probably offset any profits lost from a decline in value of the "C. Johnson" jerseys.By making Ocho Cinco wear "C. Johnson," the NFL says it is protecting its contractual obligation to Reebok, which has been the league's outfitter since 2001.

While McCarthy could not recall any player in recent history wanting to change his name, most players who want to change numbers rethink their decision after they find out how expensive it could be to purchase the unsold jerseys.One exception is Bengals rookie linebacker Keith Rivers, who reportedly paid about $11,000 to change his number from 58 to 55.What makes Ocho Cinco's situation unusual is the publicity surrounding the name change. Reebok now has an interest in selling "Ocho Cinco" jerseys - spokesperson Mandy Murphy said the company simply is following the league's leadership on the current "Ocho Cinco" ban.

Both Reebok and the NFL said a resolution hopefully will be reached soon, though neither said whether it would happen before the Bengals play at home against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

"Reebok certainly has an economic incentive to let him change the name," said Matt Mitten, the director of Marquette University's National Sports Law Institute. "But what's happening here is that the league is strictly relying upon its licensing agreement. It's worried that if players could change their names or numbers on a whim, then that's going to hurt the NFL's licensing agreement in the long term." Reebok is in the midst of a 10-year, $250 million licensing agreement with the NFL, and those kinds of sponsorship dollars are invaluable, sports legal analyst Keith Dobkowski said. He pointed out that the Bengals made $194 million in revenue in 2007, but only $44 million of it came from gate receipts and $11.7 from operating revenue, figures that were reported by Forbes.com."In order for Reebok to get their return on investment, they must create certain exclusivities in their contract with the NFL," he said. "In this case, I would suspect that the NFL will allow Johnson to update his uniform once Reebok has the time to create 'Ocho Cinco' uniforms to place in stores across the country."

For now, Koch said stores such as his can't order "Ocho Cinco" jerseys from Reebok. He said his store has been replacing the "C. Johnson" nameplate with a customized "Ocho Cinco" one when fans place special orders or bring Ocho Cinco's No. 85 jersey into the store.If the "Ocho Cinco" jersey is approved for on-field use and sale by the NFL, it could be lucrative not only for retailers, Reebok and the NFL, but also for Ocho Cinco. Players receive a portion of the revenue from their jersey sales. The "C. Johnson" jersey finished last season as the 14th-most popular, according to NFLShop.com, and an "Ocho Cinco" change could drive popularity back into the top 10. Local sports investment analyst Adam Wolter expects "Ocho Cinco" merchandise and signatures to be substantially more valuable than "C. Johnson" in the short term. He figured a replica jersey signed "Chad Johnson" might be worth $200, but a jersey signed "Chad Ocho Cinco" with the name "Ocho Cinco" on the back could be worth $400.
"No doubt there's going to be more demand right now for Ocho Cinco," Wolter said.

Damn Chad. Life is sucking for you right now. You didn't get the money you thought the Bengals should've broke you off in a new contract during the offseason.

You then came up with the idea that if you changed your name that you could generate revenue through merchandise to make up for the money you didn't get, only Reebok cock-blocked you and now you have to actually buy all of the old jerseys to get the new ones making the profit from this stunt in the long run not worth it.

'08 hasn't been kind to you.

PTI: Five Good Minutes With Chad Johnson

Chad challenging Michael Phelps, Wearing a Funny Hat and just general 'Chad Being Chad'.

Chad Johson Is Insane

According to www.profootballtalk.com:

Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson was fined $5,000 for wearing “Ocho Cinco” on the back of his jersey before a game in 2006.

To avoid getting fined, Johnson hasn’t done it since then. But Johnson now has a plan for how he can get away with having “Ocho Cinco” spelled out over the “85″ on his back.

We’ve learned that Johnson has taken the first steps in the state of Florida toward legally changing his last name to Ocho Cinco.

Seriously.

If Johnson follows through on this, his actual, legal name will be Chad Ocho Cinco, and the NFL would then (we assume) allow him to put his new last name on the back of his jersey.

From a business standpoint, this might be Chad’s way of picking up some of the extra cash that he wants to make but that the team has said it won’t give him. The jersey would instantly become one of the NFL’s top sellers, and NFL players get a cut of all sales of their jerseys.

In recent interviews, including one on ESPN Monday night, Johnson has made veiled references about future plans that he has said will change the way fans think about him. This is a strange one, to say the least.

He's not officially back in Cincinnati & I's good graces but this is a start.

Chad Johnson Addresses Offseason Turmoil

Shut up. Just don't talk anymore.

Day 46 Of OchoCinco-Gate

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis -- who disputed the report of trade offers for Johnson -- says the disgruntled receiver should keep his word and sit out the season. "I've stated our case with Chad," Lewis said. "He has a contract through 2011. He's stated without an opportunity to go to a different team and a new contract, he wasn't going to play. I think he's a man of his word and says he's not going to play, so don't play."

I say, good for Marvin. Stand your ground and be firm. You let this guy walk all over you and everybody else who want new contracts will pop up from now to kingdom come and you'll have to bend over and take it every year from them. The players can't run the asylum. I'm proud of you Marv, for the first time in a long time. This is the gulliest I've seen you look since you've been here. Stay giving Chad the dookie face. You have the upper hand in this. He's signed through the next couple seasons so if he's going to play in the NFL he "gotsta go thru us" to get on the field. We're not going to release him, we're not going to take some watered down deal where we get less money on the dollar for him because teams know he's disgruntled and they see an opportunity in our misfortune. Either he plays for us and improves his stock and keeps his head down and doesn't become a malcontent and he can earn his freedom next offseason after his market value goes up or he can sit for the next three years. Anything short of that, fuck him.