The Reinventing of Eighty Five

Chad Johnson, in a video for the NFL Network, was asked if he had a message for his QB Carson Palmer, and everyone knows that Chad is not shy in front of cameras.

Chad says Carson, you know how on Christmas Eve you have some really good presents under the tree, and you just can’t wait to open them in the morning?

That’s how I want you to feel about your new toy, the new eighty five.

Chad has resurfaced in the last couple of weeks doing his first interviews since the Super Bowl interview he gave to the NFL Network.

Chad has been working out in Southern California with his former junior college coach Charles Collins, who runs the Phenom Factory.

In the latest video, OchoCinco was on the field catching passes.

In a video earlier this week, he was running, lifting weights, and boxing.

Fran Charles of the NFL Network caught up with OchoCinco at Freddie Roaches’s Gym in Southern California.  He asked OchoCinco what he expects to gain by adding boxing to his regimen.

Chad replied that the training was going to increase his speed, agility, and overall toughness and to help him get an edge on the competition.

Chad, talking earlier on the NFL Network with Rod Woodson and Rich Eisien, said that last year he did absolutely nothing in the offseason.

He said, I didn’t lift any weights; I didn’t run and never ran a single route.

He went on to say that if he had stuck to his workout regimen that he would have never had the ankle and shoulder injuries that plagued him for most of the year.

As a Bengals fan, it is disturbing, to say the least, to hear that the receiver formerly known as Chad Johnson didn’t do anything to get in shape to help the Bengals win last year.

On the other hand, Chad is so obsessed with his persona in the media that it is driving him crazy that the media is questioning if he lost a step, and if he can return to his Pro Bowl form.

It seems that Chad has learned his lesson and is going back to the gym, putting in the hard work, and rededicating himself, in his own words.

Asked if his not being Cincinnati was a sign that he wasn’t happy, he said he was embarrassed by last season and felt he had to be in rare form before letting Carson see his new toy.

Chad went on to say that he let down the team, coaches, fans, and himself and he is coming into Cincinnati with a whole new attitude this year...and to get ready for a new eighty five.