Channel Ocho

Chad Ochocinco has taken on a new role: sportscaster.

In retrospect, this isn't a surprising development. Ocho started his own "TV Show" on uStream a while back as I detailed in our first Ochocinco post. He claimed when he started it that we don't even need ESPN anymore, now that Chad found a way to broadcast himself continuously (and he does, almost every time I've checked his uStream he's been on - amazing he hasn't got tired of doing it by now!).

Now I assumed that Chad's insane egotism led him to believe that people only watch ESPN to see occasional clips and interviews of him. Apparently I was wrong, as he thinks he can do it himself.



Background:

For those that haven't been keeping up with the NFL preseason, the Bengals have one of only two unsigned draft picks remaining, and from the sound of things, negotiations between number 6 pick Andre Smith and Bengals owner/general manager Mike Brown have not been going smoothly.

So it was quite surprising when Chad tweeted yesterday that Smith had signed. Furthermore, he went on to say "the new source = Ocho Cinco, not ESPN, thank you, stay tuned for more info." So apparently Ocho thinks he can compete with ESPN now.

Hurting Chad's journalistic credibility a little, Smith hasn't signed yet. But information emerging from this situation are that the two sides are indeed close, possibly within 24 hours of a deal.

Meanwhile, Chad has not given us any updates.



UPDATE:

Check out this photo Chad posted to his Twitter account.