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While being interviewed by ESPN, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco announced he will be calling himself Chad Johnson again and would soon seek to legally change his name once again.

Ochocinco was legally known as Chad Johnson for the first 31 years of his life, but had announced two years earlier that he was changing his name to honor Hispanic Heritage Month by changing his last name to the number 85 on the jersey he wore with the Bengals.

“I’ve taken this Ocho thing as far as I could,” was his reason for changing back.

The interview started about Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer, who reportedly has said he will retire if he is not traded before the start of the 2011 season. ESPN called the wide receiver because he has had his own issues with the franchise, which ranged from trade to salary increase demands.

Each request was denied and the team has already said Palmer will be with the team next year.

Ochocinco turning around and making the segment about him was on par. He responded to a quote by Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis with some venom of his own. Ochocinco had expressed interest in the New England Patriots and Lewis said Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was smarter than that.

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