Interesting tidbit on Ocho Cinco..

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by Big Chief Homer

The way i understood it when it was announced yesterday was that he was indeed allowed to change his name ,but missed the deadline to do so. They have a final deadline so reebok can make the jerseys.He is still allowed to change his name on the jersey but he has to buy back all the overstock johnson jerseys first.

But they are only doing this to him though is the hypocrisy.. Players usually switch their numbers the last preseason game before the season starts..

[Spott]

Originally Posted by Valiant

But they are only doing this to him though is the hypocrisy.. Players usually switch their numbers the last preseason game before the season starts..

I remember seeing a guy in a Randy Moss #18 Vikings jersey in Moss's rookie year. Apparently he wore that # in the preseason and had to switch once the season started.

[ZootedGranny]

Originally Posted by Valiant

But they are only doing this to him though is the hypocrisy.. Players usually switch their numbers the last preseason game before the season starts..

They did the same thing to Keith Rivers this year. He was assigned 58, but wanted 55, which was worn by Ahmad Brooks. He only moved over to 55 after Ahmad Brooks was cut, resulting in him having to pay Reebok $11,000.

And then there's this story about Jerry Porter owing Reebok $210,000 to change his number: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2887504

[Hydrae]

Originally Posted by ZootedGranny

They did the same thing to Keith Rivers this year. He was assigned 58, but wanted 55, which was worn by Ahmad Brooks. He only moved over to 55 after Ahmad Brooks was cut, resulting in him having to pay Reebok $11,000.

And then there's this story about Jerry Porter owing Reebok $210,000 to change his number: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2887504

The one question I have was not answered in that article. If they are going to charge the players for unsold jerseys are the players getting a cut from the jerseys sold? Somehow I doubt it. Seems to me like the risk of making the jerseys (and profiting thereby) should be on Reebok or whoever makes the jersey in question.

[Uncle_Ted]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

The one question I have was not answered in that article. If they are going to charge the players for unsold jerseys are the players getting a cut from the jerseys sold? Somehow I doubt it. Seems to me like the risk of making the jerseys (and profiting thereby) should be on Reebok or whoever makes the jersey in question.

I thought I heard during the non-stop Farve circus a few weeks ago that players get something like 6% of sales of their jersey. They were talking about how much $$$ Farve was going to make off the sales of his new #4 Jets jersey.