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What's in a name? Everything.
Chad Ochocinco now wants to change his name back to Chad Johnson, after legally switching it before the start of the 2008 NFL season. This could be a wise career choice: Since his metamorphosis into a Spanglish compound, the Bengals #85 hasn't played as well, statistically.
In other words: Chad Johnson is a better NFL wideout than Chad Ochocinco.
Comparing the two can be tricky. For one down year (2008), the two men coexisted before the transformation was complete: Johnson legally became Ochocinco in August 2008, but he continued to wear "Johnson" for the 2008 season. He didn't wear "Ochocinco" until the 2009 season, after the NFL gave him permission. Out of fairness to the two, we can probably throw out the 2008 season.
By nearly every statistical measure, Chad Johnson outperformed Chad Ochocinco, even counting Johnson's rookie 2001 season, in which his stats were low. Johnson played eight NFL seasons; Ochocinco has played two. Neither man has played for any team other than the Cincinnati Bengals.
Johnson outperformed Ochocinco, per season on average, by .4 games played, 10.4 catches, 256 yards, 1.2 yards per catch, 13.3 yards per game, and .5 TDS. His season-longest catches went for 18.1 more yards. If he switches back, maybe #85 will return to form.