9
Jan
2010
Ochocinco Lost on Revis Island; Bengals Lose to Jets
Chad Ochocinco makes his 2nd catch in as many weeks against Darrelle Revis (Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Jets all-pro CB Darrelle Revis has once-and-for-all exposed Chad Ochocinco as the loud-mouthed fraud that his is. Today in Cincinnati, on his 32nd birthday, Ochocinco was held by Revis to just 2 catches for 28 yards in the Bengals 24-14 playoff loss to the New York Jets. Last week against the Jets, el Ocho was held to 0 catches for 0 yards. Prior to that game, he had said he’d change his name back to Johnson if Revis shut him down, and then made excuses after the fact that he only played a half so it didn’t count. And today, Revis – who is clearly the best cover corner in the game – was back at it again:
Can we all officially agree that Ochocinco’s act has become tired? Every interview he talks about how he’s the greatest receiver in the game and how he can’t be covered. Yet when it matters most, he’s been decidedly mediocre. Let’s face it, Ochocinco has become a full-time Twitter celebrity and part-time football player. Every week he makes a new empty promise about planned TD celebrations and supposed name changes (Hachi Go, anyone?) … whatever it takes to get people talking about him. And then, after the fact, he pretends it never happened. I’m sure Chad is already preparing a big announcement that he’s challenging a kangaroo to a boxing match. His apologists will say that he’s just having fun, and granted, he’s not exactly hurting anyone. But after these last 2 games, all the crowing in the world can’t distract from the the fact that he’s just not that good anymore. And at some point, you need to be held accountable for the nonsense that comes out of your mouth.
CONTINUE AFTER THE JUMP FOR MORE, INCLUDING VIDEO OF REVIS’ ONLINE REALITY SHOW, “REVIS ISLAND”
17
Dec
2009
RIP Chris Henry, 1983-2009
Super-sad news this morning, as Cincinnati Bengals WR Chris Henry has passed away from injuries sustained yesterday when he fell from the back of a moving pick-up truck during what is being described as a “domestic dispute”. The details are murky at this point, but Henry apparently jumped into the bed of the truck as his fiancee – Loleini Tonga – drove away from their home following an argument. Henry was thrown from the vehicle a half-mile away. He was 26 years old.
Henry has a well-documented history of problems with the law, but by all accounts he seemed to be on the road to redemption after the Bengals gave him another chance in 2009:
“We knew him in a different way than his public persona,” Bengals owner Mike Brown said of the player who was suspended five times during his career. “He had worked through the troubles in his life and had finally seemingly reached the point where everything was going to blossom. And he was going to have the future we all wanted for him. It’s painful to us. We feel it in our hearts, and we will miss him.”
Here’s a recent video of Henry discussing the fresh start he was attempting to make with his life, and specifically with his family:
Sad, sad indeed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-T5vgGPLSE
12
Oct
2009
VIDEO: Bengals’ DC Mike Zimmer gets game ball
The most emotional story of this past week in the NFL was the unexpected death of Vikki Zimmer, wife of Bengals’ Defensive Coordinator Mike Zimmer. And the fact that, just 3 days later, Zimmer most wanted to be around his extended family on the football field came as no surprise to those who knew him best.
So when Cincinnati Bengals took the field yesterday against the Baltimore Ravens, with Zimmer and his family on the sidelines, they dedicated the game to Vikki’s memory. And after holding the AFC’s top-scoring offense to just 14 points en route to a 17-14 victory, the Bengals presented the game ball to Zimmer, in an emotional post-came ceremony:
[Video via SportsLush]
Powerful stuff. It’s moments like these when the game transcends the game, and comes to mean so much more.
8
Oct
2009
Ochocinco’s next endzone celebration: the Ricky Bobby
Ochocinco promises to do a little "Shake n Bake" this Sunday against the Ravens
Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco had his weekly conference call with the media yesterday, and per usual, he took the opportunity to stir the pot as much as possible heading into Sunday’s match-up with the Baltimore Ravens.
Among other things, according to the Baltimore Sun, Ochocinco said he’d hit Ray Lewis in the mouth, called Ravens CB Domonique Foxworth “Vivica Foxworth”, and even challenged LB Terrell Suggs to a boxing match.
But when Ochocinco guaranteed to score a TD, and then do the “Ricky Bobby” to celebrate - in reference to one of the greatest comedy films of our time, Talladega Nights - that’s when our ears perked up:
“When I score, which you know I will do, I have a special thing. It’s called the Ricky Bobby. It should be really nice. It’s a rule-breaker. I did send the NFL the fine money ahead of time.”
So are we to assume that Chad is going to strip down to his tighty whities and run around the field like he’s on fire? Will he sit down in the endzone and deliver the world’s greatest pre-meal grace?
As much as I’d like to believe that either of these were possibilities, my guess is that it has something to do with a recent hop-hop track (and accompanying dance) from some guy I’ve never heard of D-Hamp, entitled “Do The Ricky Bobby”.
If it’s the latter, that would be, like, WAY less funny.
