The NFL just informed the Bengals that Chad Johnson may not wear Ocho Cinco on his jersey. There will be a release very soon with more info.

There are issues in the jersey arena and it will

He was wearing the Ocho Cinco nameplate in warmups.

From the Bengals:

While the NFL has recognized the legal name change of Chad Johnson to Chad Ocho Cinco, the league informed the Bengals today that certain issues remain to be resolved before Ocho Cinco will be permitted to wear his new surname on his jersey.

He will wear the name Johnson on his jersey today and will be referred to as Chad Johnson on the official play-by-play sheet.

Furthere quaetsions should be directed to the league office.

To me, this is making it a bigger deal that it already was. This is a mistake by the NFL. I'd also guess Reebok is unhappy with this -- there's probably some 85 Johnson jerseys still in their inventory and would lose some money there, but would likely make much more money selling the Ocho Cinco.

 I have an email in to Greg Aiello, and will let you know when/if I get an answer.

From Aiello:

He has a financial obligation to Reebok, which produces the jerseys available to fans. That has to be resolved before the on-field jersey can be changed. The same obligation exists for any player that changes his number or name.