The Tysonification Of Ochocinco?

The signs have been there for a couple of years, and now it might actually be happening. Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco might be crossing the line from athlete who eschews convention to full-blown whack-job caricature. The latest evidence? Our friends at WLWT in Cincinnati advise us that Ochocinco was spotted leaving a Red Lobster in the Queen City with three small tattoos. On his face. Just like Mike Tyson. We’re told that, on one cheek, there’s a small cross. The other cheek displays an image of the stagte of Florida. Finally, the letters “OC” appear on his forehead. They’re all small. But they’re on his face. Video apparently will be posted on WLWT’s web site later tonight. UPDATE: Ochocinco has a picture of one of his new tats as his Twitter photo. And his latest entry, added moments ago, was in response to chadparnell1: “what they say on pro football talk?” Gulp. SECOND UPDATE: Robert Littal of BlackSportsOnline.com sent along an enlarged picture of Ochocinco’s right cheek, which shows two crosses. It doesn’t look too bad. Still, it’s a tattoo on his face. For a guy who blows hot and cold on any given subject at any given time, the idea of doing something so permanent seems odd. We think they’ll be removed within five years.