Say It Aint So OCHO - Signs With Dolphins

[wheeler281]

Might be the last we see of CJ



as he was cut today

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) The New England Patriots have released wide receiver Chad Ochocinco.

The former Chad Johnson spent one unproductive season with the team, even though the Patriots went to the Super Bowl. He had 15 receptions for an 18.4-yard average and one touchdown, but rarely was a key part of the offense.

Ochocinco, who played 10 seasons for Cincinnati before joining the Patriots. In seven seasons, he had seven 1,000-yard receiving years and a high of 97 catches.

Ochocinco tweets Thursday: ''Thoroughly enjoyed the oppurtunity to play for the ''Patriot'' organization... fans were ... wicked awesome, I wish all of you the best...''

His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, says he is ''in the process of gauging interest from potential teams.''

[buylowsellhigh]

Definitely won't be the last time he plays, not sure who added that

[jsab4807]

I'd take him in a heartbeat in Cleveland (never gonna happen). A washed up Ocho is still better than any of WR's we have right now.

[whitney777]

HOF 20??


He's always entertained me. He's definitely regressed, but I love the guy.

[wheeler281]

HOF 20??

NO CHANCE

[whitney777]

None at all, but it was funny when he wore it during a game.

[YankeeCollector]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Eagles took a shot at signing him.

[whitney777]

Multiple sources tell the Boston Globe that Chad Ochocinco just didn't have the "football I.Q." to succeed with the Patriots.
"The Patriots would literally tell him to run a route a certain way, and a minute later he would run it the other way," wrote the Globe's Greg Bedard. "It happened all the time." During recent OTAs, he also struggled to recognize zone versus man coverage. Even if it irked Carson Palmer, Ochocinco often got away with freelancing as opposed to running the correct route in Cincinnati. That was never going to work in the Patriots' precision timing offense, which relies on receivers to make pre-snap reads and run exactly where Tom Brady expects them to run.

Source: Boston Globe

[whitney777]

CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora reports that the Dolphins will work out free agent Chad Ochocinco this coming week.
Ochocinco wants to play for the Fins, and there seems to be at least some mutual interest. For a guess on what it might cost to sign Ochocinco, Lee Evans inked a one-year, $1.497 million contract with the Jaguars in April. The deal included a $250,000 signing bonus, with nearly $200,000 available through weekly in-season bonuses as long as Evans is on the Jags' game-by-game roster.

Source: Jason La Canfora on Twitter

[key2win]

WR Chad Ochocinco says he has signed with Dolphins - Yahoo! Sports

MIAMI (AP) Chad Ochocinco says he has signed with the Miami Dolphins four days after being released by the New England Patriots.

The signing was reported Monday on the wide receiver's website, OCNNReport.com, hours after he had a tryout with the Dolphins, who are thin at the position and dropping a lot of passes in offseason drills.

The Dolphins declined to comment but Ochocinco is likely to join the team for this week's OTAs, which continue through Wednesday.

[wheeler281]

kerwin i so hope its true. Hard Knocks will be better That being said the netwrk said today they would be shocked if he ever found a job.

Desperate times lead to desperate measures i guess. Who do they have if not ocho

[leiber88]

Wheeler - Definitely agree with you on Hard Knocks (now its worth watching)!

[bobjah]

I think he has a hard time with learning playbooks .Maybe Dolphins plays are not as hard as the Patriots.

[cardboardphene]

Dude thats good point Hes being on hard Knocks is like Must See TV