Chad Ochocinco: Twitter Truth Teller, Andy Kaufman-Like Prankster

by Steve Krakauer | 4:59 pm, October 5th, 2009

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We’ve written about the pleasures of following NFL star Chad Ochocinco on Twitter before, but over the last two hours the Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver has taken it to the next level.

Combining humor and serious analysis, Ochocinco went rogue with a critique of the ongoing discussions regarding the collective bargaining agreement between the owners and the players. Then he said he got cut.

Here’s some of his tweets from the past two hours:

Holy shit!!!! Owners are planning to lock the players out in 2011!! In meetings with the NFLPA now.

Owners haven’t agreed to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the same person who helped with the lockout in hockey(Bob Batterman)now NFL!!!

Television revenue is what feeds us,4.5 billion a year=each team gets 30 million whether we play or not,clause was put in the deal by owners

25% percent of our salaries need to be saved this year and next year, this will happen, they are sure players will break because of needs!

Owners get paid regardless whether we play or not through direct tv deal4.5 billion a year=each owner gets 30mill and no salaries to pay!!

There can’t possibly be any solution for the NFL here other than to fine Ochocinco on some level, especially considering their generally strict policies. Although at the same time, the NFL has embraced Twitter more than other leagues (NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is an occasional Twitterer).

So after this attention grabbing set of tweets, Ochocinco’s feed took an Andy Kaufman-like turn. He pretended (we’re pretty sure) he got cut by the Bengals.

Damn I just got cut!!! WTF!!!

Oh well, damn I was looking forward to playing against Baltimore, they shut the front door on me!!!!

To give an idea what those who follow Ochocinco get on a regular basis, last night he tweeted the restaurant he was going to and paid for dinner for all who joined him. 20 people.

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