Chad Ochocinco (Technically) Rides Bull

by Christopher Gates on May 15, 2011 9:45 AM CDT in NFL

Bengals' wide receiver Chad ~~Johnson~~ ~~Ochocinco~~ ~~Johnson~~ Ochocinco has never been scared to venture outside his comfort zone, that's for sure. Earlier this year, he tried out for Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer, but was unsuccessful in his bid to make the team. This weekend, he made the next logical jump.

Bull riding.

(Hey, if it makes sense to him, who am I to argue?)

Last night in Duluth, Georgia, Ochocinco attended an event of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Circuit, and got the opportunity to ride a legitimate, pissed off, 2,000-pound bull. The video is below. . .if you want to skip to just the actual bull riding portion, it starts at approximately 19 seconds. And it ends at approximately 20 seconds.

Ochocinco was timed as having "ridden" the bull for 1.5 seconds,which is 6.5 seconds short of what he would have needed to win a new truck, as well as given the right to name the bull after current Cincinnati Bengals' head coach Marvin Lewis.

So, what's your verdict on Chad Ochocinco?

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For trying his hand at bull riding, I find Bengals' wide receiver Chad Ochocinco to be

Incredibly impressive

90 votes

Incredibly stupid

246 votes

Somewhere in between

193 votes

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He's a bit of an idiot, but...

If it was something you were always curious about and you had the time and the money… why not? He knows its dangerous (judging by his comments earlier in the week, not really HOW dangerous) and he’s loving life. That’s alright by my book.

by Arif Hasan on May 15, 2011 11:42 AM CDT reply actions

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by minvikes1975 on May 15, 2011 11:50 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

i watched that video, i want a refund for 47 seconds of my life that was wasted.

by danny lloyd on May 15, 2011 5:38 PM CDT reply actions

Say what you want about Ocho and his antics...

But I have a REAL hard time disliking him.

I mean, I want to… I have tried. But to be honest, the more I watch of him and the more I hear him talk, the more I like him and the more I respect what he has done off the field. Sure, the horse racing was silly, the bull riding crazy… But given the chance, and assuming you were in good enough physical shape, wouldn’t you try it?

Football takes itself too seriously much of the time, and most of the players that don’t take it too seriously end up like Randy Moss, Vince Young and Jamarcus Russell.

Ocho is a good balance of comedy and competition.

by Bjorno on May 15, 2011 7:50 PM CDT reply actions

if he wants to play football again? i wouldn’t do it, he could end up with a bad injury too easily.
remember kellen winslow jr. and his little motorcycle tricks? he crashed and trashed his knee!

by danny lloyd on May 15, 2011 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions

It's a calculated risk.

Ocho is 33 years old and is pretty much at the end of his run as a solid WR. If he were doing this kind of stuff at 22 I would call him crazy for risking his career, but at this age… Not so much.

He has made his money, and solidified a career in show business after he is out of the league. Why not have some fun while you can, especially considering the lockout?

by Bjorno on May 16, 2011 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions