Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco, in a rollicking interview with Dan Patrick aimed at promoting Chad’s dating show that debuts Sunday night on VH1 (our proposed new slogan: “at least Jim Gray won’t be interviewing me”), made a pair of bold predictions for the coming year.
For starters, Ocho said he’ll get his uno Super Bowl ring. “It will be this year,” he said.
Then, the dancer formerly known as Johnson put his tongue in his cheek and said that, once the football season ends, he’ll join the Miami Heat.
“I might be the first player to get two rings in one year,” Chad said.
His comment sparked a debate regarding his height. Ochocinco is listed at six-feet, one-inch. He claimed on the air that he’s six-three. (I got close enough to him at the Super Bowl to conclude that he’s closer to five-eleven.)
Ochocinco also proclaimed that, with the departure of LeBron James, Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer is now the most famous athlete in Ohio.
Chad also explained that he’s genuinely looking for love (specifically, a wife) in his new unreality show.
“I don’t have nobody to cook for me,” he said. “I don’t have nobody to go to McDonald’s with, or to take to the high-end restaurants like Red Lobster.”
Given those parameters, Patrick suggested Lindsay Lohan.
Said Chad, “I don’t have time for nobody in rehab.”
We’d forgotten how funny Ochocinco can be, and we encourage giving a listen to the podcast once it’s posted at Dan’s website. We’re not yet prepared, however, to suggest that anyone watch his show.
I didn’t see the story he got traded???????
“high-end restaurants like Red Lobster” – HAHAHAHAHA
lets see him perform in a big game. Typically he goes missing against the better corners…..big mouth, little game
It is consistently amazing to me to read OchoCinco’s Twitter comments. He eats McDonald’s every day. He also Tweets about smoking cigars. Has nobody told him that junk food and smoking aren’t a great training regimen for a WR over 30?
The only two rings Ochocinco will get this year are: ring worm and the wedding ring from his husband, after their trip to Gaysachucetts.
Every Ochocinco interview is a comedy stand up routine nothing is really ever true and all has hyperbole in it, but it’s usually pretty funny.
The Bengals WILL NOT win a Super Bowl within the next few years, period.
Sure Chad. Too bad my Lakers will stuff the Heat.
This must mean he is going to buy Mark Brunell’s Super Bowl ring in bankruptcy……..
i hope that ‘i dont have nobody to cook for me’ was a complete joke, otherwise chad just proved his mental incompetence.
also under the banner of i hope he was kidding is that statement on joining the heat…and the carson pal–yknow what, i hope he was joking about the whole thing
I’ll make sure I wait until you suggest watching it before I watch it because, as you mention him being humorous, there is no way I would watch a show without your suggestion nor is their any way we can confirm that the situations of him dating multiple girls at once or debating with Bernard Berrian which ones to keep would bring out said humor.
However, I don’t like VH1 and you are right about Seinfeld!
Ocho is hilarious. And you know he truly believes the Bengals will win an SB this year. Delusional. Love it.
@RyanT
You were funny with the ring worm (given the McD’s affinity he has) but lost everyone on the Gaysechussets thing. Back to the drawing board.
Is he right though? Is Carson the biggest name in Ohio now? Can that be true? Chad is the biggest celeb but is Carson the most prominent athlete? That’s kinda sad.
I’m voting for Joey Votto. Or Shin Shoo Choo
must be some ear rings he is looking at!!! The bengals had their shot last year & floded like a taco!!!
The most prominent athlete in Ohio is Terrelle Pryor.
Hooby says:
July 9, 2010 12:03 PM
i hope that ‘i dont have nobody to cook for me’ was a complete joke, otherwise chad just proved his mental incompetence.
also under the banner of i hope he was kidding is that statement on joining the heat…and the carson pal–yknow what, i hope he was joking about the whole thing
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Child, please. (sigh)
Chad’s right; those cheddar bay biscuits are F’n DELICIOUS.
With all the double negatives this moron uses, he is right. I remember the good ole days when the stupid athletes didn’t publicize how incredibly idiotic they are.
“I just got back from Red Lobster.”
- Zeke
BTW, Chad Johnson was at the NFL Combine in 2001 and he measured in at exactly 6’1 192 lbs.
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=29868&draftyear=2001&genpos=WR
Unless he’s going to perform with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus thats the ONLY way he’ll ever get close to 2-rings!!!
I like Chad, that dude is funny! Its so cute how he thinks the Bungles will ever contend with him and Carson on the team.. Not gonna happen buddy, you can start looking for a ring on Ebay cause that’s the only way you’ll get one!
Wasn’t Chad Johnson the same person who said that the Bengals were going to the playoffs last year, and no one believed that. When in 2008 they went 5-11.
And look what happened, they went 10-6 the next year.
Chad has two rings already, one on each side with him in the middle with the other PT Barnum clowns.
Ochocinco envisions a pair of rings in the coming year
Sounds like he’s getting his nipples pierced
or to take to the high-end restaurants like Red Lobster.
I love this guy…
No Ocho.
BleedingSilverAndBlack says:
July 9, 2010 11:58 AM
Sure Chad. Too bad my Lakers will stuff the Heat.
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Shouldn’t you be cheering for the Warriors?
A pair of rings, huh? I thought he was already married? Otherwise, where is he getting them — one in his lip the oher through his nose? XD
I love Ochocinco. I think that he is funny as he||. He is all about having fun and taking the game back to where it needs to be. Players having fun and not worrying about the money.
If 85 is 5’11″ then Florio is about 4’7″ … that’s funny, Florio trying to feel better about being a pip-squeak.
Maybe the Bengals could win a playff game for the first time in 19 years before we take anything Ochocinco says about rings seriously.
“I got close enough to him at the Super Bowl to conclude that he’s closer to five-eleven”
Because you were eye level to his belly botton, vice his junk?
As long as he is with the Bengals, the only ring he will have is suffer-ring.
heat ain’t winning jack shiz and either are the bungles…..LAKESHOW 4LIFE!!!!!!
Man this guy talks and talks! Tell me when he does something REAL! Child Please!
2 new earrings, change your name to Ochocinco, no SuperBowl….Priceless!
@ Florio: how’d you know 5’11? He pat you on the head, lift off your squirrel hat, and plant a kiss on your dome? Or just set a drink on top of the squirrel for safe keeping?
Well, lets see.
2003-Gaurenteed Bengals would win against 9-0 KC Chiefs Nov 16. End result= Bengals win 24-19
2002- Gaurenteed the 0-7 Bengals would beat Houston Texans in Houston Nov. 3. End result= Bengals win 38-3
He did say last year they would win the division in fact “Definately” is what he said.
The superbowl is a long shot for any team at this point. But I would much rather hear it from a player than a coach.
He is a big mouth but he might just have a crystal ball.
What did you expect him to say?
“I see us making the playoffs but losing to the Chargers in the Championship game”?
Child please.
In his nose?
Bengals are representing the AFC in the Super Bowl this year. Write it down.
So a 6 win team will win the Super Bowl?
He also put on that pretend version of the Hall of Fame jacket awhile back…another one of his predictions that will never come to pass.
He’s the exact opposite of Nostradamus….he’s
Ochostinkadamus.
LOVE IT! Its pronounced WHO DAT though Ocho… if u want a ring come ride the pine in NOLA and breesus and ragaee BUSH will show u how to get one! gotta love ocho!
TheBengal13 says:
July 9, 2010 3:10 PM
Bengals are representing the AFC in the Super Bowl this year. Write it down.
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You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time. – Abraham Lincoln
Write that down. The Bengals have a scant bit more of a chance than the Lions.
PS…..get off the ‘shrooms.
No respect this is the year of the tiger mark my words
funi says:
July 9, 2010 3:11 PM
So a 6 win team will win the Super Bowl?
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A 6 win team???? I didn’t know anybody mentioned the Steelers.
Props to OC. You’d think with the departure of Lebron, he’d proclaim himself the most famous athlete in Ohio.
guarentee??or gaurentee??or garenty??
Red Lobster ? Hood rat. Nice teeth azz. I wish Brian Russel still played in the division, roll this turd off the field again.
Palmer being the most famous athlete in Ohio is dumb . Its like being the smartest kid with down syndrome . Does it matter its freakin Ohio .
The Bengals are not even slightly capable of winning an NFL Title
Their O is good but not great….and very injury prone
Their D is improved yet still average
They will be lucky just to make the playoffs
funi says:
July 9, 2010 3:11 PM
So a 6 win team will win the Super Bowl?
Funi, the division games against the Steelers and Browns are gimmies….so you’re saying we’ll only win 2 more out of our other 12 games? Child please….
They won’t make it past the Ravens, write it down. Sad to say being a Steelers fan.
The Bengals were the best team in the AFC in 2005 and should have gone to SB XL that year. Instead, the Steelers rolled Carson’s leg and and they were out of it. Instead of the two best teams getting to play each other, the Seahawks faced the Steelers and the Zebras and were robbed of their SB victory. We’ll never know what would have happened if the true top AFC team that year had played and done so without the ref’s help.
You gotta love Chad though. Always entertaining and not a mean bone in his body. One of the guys who makes the NFL still be a fun place.
I’d feel better about that prediction if he would fly his butt out to CA to work with Palmer before the season like he used to.
#5 Ranked defense only got better in the offseason. Carlos Dunlap, Defensive ROY. Leon Hall, J-joseph, the most underrated corners in the league. Mike Zimmer has built the unit he has been dreaming of since he arrived 3 years ago. They will deliver punishment. GUARANTEED.
Carson Palmer – most famous athlete in Ohio??
maybe but then it truly is a sad state of affairs…..
CP could be the most overrated player in the NFL…what has he done?
No playoff wins, a couple winning seasons, that is it….. it is always an excuse – bad D, no running game…
Lat year he had the D and the running game – what happened – bad WRs I guess – when is the blame going to fall on this guy?
At least he showed up big in the playoffs last year against the Jets….
Chad has very often played like the NFL MVP…against teams like the Chiefs. Lets see him do it when it counts.
OCHIO OH NO.. Dont go and be a “for no”.. YOU WEAR THE STRIPES OF A CONVICT, you unsociable bastard.. You’ll never reach the pleateau of a champion. Get Real..
NashvilleSeahawk says:
July 9, 2010 4:38 PM
The Bengals were the best team in the AFC in 2005 and should have gone to SB XL that year. Instead, the Steelers rolled Carson’s leg and and they were out of it. Instead of the two best teams getting to play each other, the Seahawks faced the Steelers and the Zebras and were robbed of their SB victory. We’ll never know what would have happened if the true top AFC team that year had played and done so without the ref’s help.
LOL let it go man . You lost get over it . The best team in 2005 won the Superbowl . The Pittsburgh Steelers my friend . If you dont like it go you will be like the Raider fans . Bitter people there . So for your sanity just let it go . One for the thumb stands and that will never change .
Chad Johnson is hilarious.
I’m a Browns fan, and I love the guy.
He knows how to have fun with the game, and I wish more players were like him.
People are ragging on the Bengals, but they look like a good team. I can see them in the play-offs (most likely a WC spot, unless the Ravens collapse.) I could even see them winning the SB because they certainly look like a top-10 team in July, and any top-10 can win the super-bowl. That being said I’m not sure Palmer isn’t done for. He was great in seasons past, but over the last few, he has looked average at best (yes I know he got injured in 2009, but people forget he had like 4 int’s and 1 td at the time he went down.)
Johnson is a lock for 1000yds and 6-8 tds every year. He’s great in Fantasy if you are like me and prefer not taking a WR until the 3rd or 4th round.
Year of the Tiger baby.