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Chad Johnson has been ordered to spend 30 days in jail for violating his probation. But could he have avoided time behind bars altogether by simply keeping his hands to himself? Multiple reports say the 35-year-old former NFLer ticked off Florida judge Kathleen McHugh Monday after slapping his male lawyer's butt during the hearing. The slap was a huge factor in the decision to hand over 30-day sentence -- a period that would have much shorter, or non-existent, had he controlled himself, according to TMZ. In court, McHugh said Johnson wasn't taking things seriously enough, ESPN's story states. Johnson is...

Give Chad Johnson this much: The man might have had the most eventful Dolphins career of any player in club history among those who appeared in exactly one game — an exhibition at that — and dropped the only pass thrown his way. Quick chronology of Johnson’s two summer months with Miami: Gets married in wedding filmed for planned new reality show. Has surname legally changed from Ochocinco back to Johnson. Says hello to Dolphins with profanity filled introductory news conference. Is admonished by coach Joe Philbin to quit spewing F-bombs publicly in an intended private conversation aired nationally on...

Oh-oh, Ocho. The Bengals’ top receiver has yet another name. The NFL had agreed to let the player formerly known as Chad Johnson wear his new name on the back of his jersey this season. There’s one catch for the receiver: It’s not exactly how he wanted it. Instead of Ocho Cinco, he’ll be Ochocinco. The receiver legally changed his name in Florida last August. He asked the league and the media to call him Chad Ocho Cinco, a two-word nickname he had adopted referring to his No. 85. The league has agreed to let him wear his new name...

MIAMI (AP) -- Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson was questioned by Miami police regarding an investigation into the shooting death of a man. Johnson, a Miami native, spoke with detectives Monday at police headquarters, according to The Miami Herald. "Chad has confirmed to the club that he cooperated with the Miami Police earlier this week as part of an investigation," the team said in a statement released Friday to The Associated Press. "Police have characterized this as a routine procedure and have stressed that Chad is not a suspect or even a person of interest in this case." Authorities...

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