You know it’s officially the end of the football season when I feel compelled to write about this crap.
According to USA Today, Chad Ochocinco, the player formerly know as Chad Johnson, is going back to his birth name.
In an appearance on ESPN, Ochocinco said his newer surname had run its course.
“I don’t have a choice right now,” Ochocinco said. “I’ve done enough with the Ocho thing.”
Ochocinco stemmed from a Spanish connection to his uniform number, 85 — which is not pronounced ochocinco in Spanish.
Ochocinco did not say when the formal name change back to Johnson would occur.
Word has it that pretty soon, the Ocho will just be known as:
