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Chad Ochocinco has been acquired by the New England Patriots in a trade with the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for two late round draft picks in 2012 and 2013. Ochocinco has also reportedly agreed to a restructured three-year contract extension.
Chad Ochocinco updated his Twitter page because, well you know why by now (if you don't, you should check out this stream). Anyways, here are the latest changes to Ocho's Twitter page, and we couldn't be happier.
Chad Ochocinco has been acquired by the New England Patriots in a trade with the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for two late round draft picks in 2012 and 2013. Ochocinco has also reportedly agreed to a restructured three-year contract extension from the Patriots.
Ochocinco has been tied to the Patriots before, and is a known supporter of Pats head coach Bill Belichick, and the feeling is mutual for Belichick. In 10 NFL seasons, Ochocinco has 10,783 receiving yards and 66 touchdowns in 151 games - all of which he has played with the Bengals. Last season, Ochocinco had 831 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 14 games for a disappointing Bengals team.
His break out season came in the 2002-03 season, racking up 1,166 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 16 games. The very next season, he collected 1,355 receiving yards and a career-high 10 touchdowns. Ochocinco has recorded more than 1,000 receiving yards in seven seasons and seven or more touchdowns in six seasons.
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Chad Ochocinco Trade: Aaron Hernandez Gives Ochocinco No. 85
Chad Ochocinco can keep his last name after all (unless Bill Belichick tells him to change it back to Johnson), as Patriots second-year tight end Aaron Hernandez - who wore No. 85 last season - gave the number to Ochocinco.
Usually, when a player wants to keep their number on a new team but it's already taken, they will pay for it. It's not clear what, if anything, Ochocinco gave to Hernandez in exchange for No. 85. Hernandez will now wear No. 81.
Ochocinco was on site at Gillette Stadium on Friday, chatting with Tom Brady and his new teammates. Prior to his arrival at practice, he issued the following statement on Twitter.
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Jul 29 8:08p by Gethin Coolbaugh