Chad Ochocinco wants to wear his friend's #15 in the next game but as we know from Portis' attempt to wear #21, it was denied by the NFL.
I still expect Chad to ignore the league and just pay the fine to do it.
Some people are claiming he's doing it to promote himself, but I actually think Chad is doing this to honor his friend. I saw him in an interview last night and he was clearly shaken by the loss.
He may be a crazy attention whore, but in reality, he doesn't commit crimes, hurt anyone or disrespect anyone while having his fun. He's a show-boater, but a different breed than we're used to. He's more like a class clown than arrogant jerk who wants to embarrass and crush everyone around him. If anything, he seeks to embarrass himself instead of others.
I've never been a fan of his and glad the rumors of him coming to the Skins last year fell through, but I can't run him down after losing a friend. He's not doing anything flamboyant to profit on Henry's identity and death, he just wants to wear his number to honor him. When Portis wanted to do the same after Taylor's death, I understood the reasoning behind it. Maybe since I'm a Skins fan who knows what it is like to lose a player, but I have some sympathy for the Bengals and Ochocinco in this situation.
I say go for it, Chad. Pay the fine and honor your friend the way you want to.
They're wearing helmet stickers too.
Run to daylight cut down