Thursday, July 28, 2011

Patriots deal for Chad Ochocinco

Tags with New england patriots, patriots, cincinnati bengals, albert haynesworth, nfl ,The Patriots have taken a big hit, reaching an agreement to acquire the receiver Chad Ochocinco the Cincinnati Bengals. And they include support for a body that has suffered from the reception against the Jets in the playoffs.

Cincinnati gets two draft picks and Ochocinco later restructured his contract to a three-year contract.

Three teams were in fact authorized to act on it, including the 49ers and Raiders. The Patriots won.

Much of what has been the works for several days, has over 33 years, 6-foot-1, 192-pound pass-Catcher, who had 67 catches for 831 yards and four touchdowns last year, the team is struggling.

In its 10-year career, he has eclipsed 1,000 yards while averaging over 10 yards per catch each season. The entertaining Ochocinco restructured his contract of employment to help them cope, although the details are not clear. But it is three years.

While coach Bill Belichick may have only Ochocinco negotiated today, the case was long in gestation. In fact, Belichick and the player formerly known as Chad Johnson was openly flirting for at least five years.

During the 2006 season, Belichick and Johnson exchanged good-natured trash talk with the recipient to discuss with the coach who would cover each of them: "I'm not going to score. I'll stop in one and out of bounds or something as well. "

Belichick said: "Tell him I had to cover one to one all the time, but pushes more than any other receiver in the league."

This was the beginning of a case that became a reality yesterday.

In the Pro Bowl after this season, the relationship really took off. When the Bengals have a couple pre-season there Ochocinco liquidation Pats kicking an extra point. Belichick was floating on it later.

"This is a cheerful, very competitive," Belichick said in August 2009. "When he's on the floor, likes to compete and work hard, practice hard. Challenge the kids in every situation. I respect, I think it's a fantastic player. I love his competitiveness. It's a difficult guy to compete. It's great. "

Unhappy with his team and how they were going, made public his feelings Ochocinco in January by the Herald journalist Twitter: @ RapSheet, Pepe and Bill # EPIC, "" Pepe "is his alter ego ..

Coach Marvin Lewis responded that the suggestion that the two go together to tell the Herald at the Senior Bowl, "Belichick is smarter than that." Wrong.

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