It'll cost mucho dinero for Chad Ocho Cinco to switch jerseys

[Elano]

Don't expect to see Chad Johnson Ocho Cinco wearing his new name on a jersey anytime soon. CNBC's Darren Rovell reports on his blog that the former Mr. Johnson would be forced to buy out the stock of the 100,000 remaining "C. Johnson" jerseys before making the switch to "Ocho Cinco". If Reebok asked Ocho Cinco to pay for the cost of making the unsold jerseys, the total could reach upwards of $4 million (or $50 million pesos).

Because Johnson changed his name so close to the start of the season, Reebok was left in a bind since they'd have to produce new jerseys and eat the old ones. That's why the NFL has told Johnson he'd have to reimburse the company for the price of the jerseys. That's not unprecedented, rookie linebacker Keith Rivers did it last week when he changed his uniform number. Of course, Rivers didn't have thousands of jerseys with his name on it on sales racks nationwide.

This whole charade, of course, is pretty ridiculous. It's tough to defend Johnson, as he's so narcissistic that he makes T.O. look like Mother Teresa. And the NFL is so blatant in their attempts to block Johnson from donning his new name on the back of his Bengals jersey that it almost seems beneath them. Sure, it's inane and self-serving and could set a bad precedent, but shouldn't the league be focusing on more important issues, like stopping players from celebrating touchdowns?

[eS El Duque]

.hes not allowed to change his anme cuz that fucks a company?

Fuck that...Ocho Cinco should do what he wants...thats bullshit....and i im not och cincos biggest fan either

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Don't expect to see Chad Johnson Ocho Cinco wearing his new name on a jersey anytime soon. CNBC's Darren Rovell reports on his blog that the former Mr. Johnson would be forced to buy out the stock of the 100,000 remaining "C. Johnson" jerseys before making the switch to "Ocho Cinco". If Reebok asked Ocho Cinco to pay for the cost of making the unsold jerseys, the total could reach upwards of $4 million (or $50 million pesos).

Because Johnson changed his name so close to the start of the season, Reebok was left in a bind since they'd have to produce new jerseys and eat the old ones. That's why the NFL has told Johnson he'd have to reimburse the company for the price of the jerseys. That's not unprecedented, rookie linebacker Keith Rivers did it last week when he changed his uniform number. Of course, Rivers didn't have thousands of jerseys with his name on it on sales racks nationwide.

This whole charade, of course, is pretty ridiculous. It's tough to defend Johnson, as he's so narcissistic that he makes T.O. look like Mother Teresa. And the NFL is so blatant in their attempts to block Johnson from donning his new name on the back of his Bengals jersey that it almost seems beneath them. Sure, it's inane and self-serving and could set a bad precedent, but shouldn't the league be focusing on more important issues, like stopping players from celebrating touchdowns?

LOL...what kind of a name is "Ocho Cinco"?

[Don Jacob]

well it's shorter than ochenta y cinco

[J.D. Wykid, Esq.]

.hes not allowed to change his anme cuz that fucks a company?

Fuck that...Ocho Cinco should do what he wants...thats bullshit....and i im not och cincos biggest fan either

he can do what he wants..but teams have contracts written up, and if a player changes something (number/name) they have to do it by a certain date, or else they is screwed. 

of course, he could shell out the $4M it takes to buy all the already-made jerseys..im sure Reebok would cut him some sort of deal, since hes buying in bulk.

[OchoCinco]

Makes sense...but a ocho cinco jersey would be dope

[Don Jacob]

i'd just buy em all back sign em and then auction them off and then donate the money to charity and use that as a tax write off.

[Fuck Your Existence]

fuck Reebok