Today is indeed a sad day in sports. Clinton Portis, the eccentric, if not a little weird, running back for the Washington Redskins has announced he is retiring all of his alter-egos, including Dr. “I Don’t Know”, Sheriff Gonna Getcha and Southeast Jerome. While I am somewhat of a throwback to the days when players played and were seen to and not heard but I don’t mind personalities like Ports’ and Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson.

The major difference between those from the cut of Portis and Chad Johnson and those from the cut of T.O. is that they are not having fun and enjoying themselves to the detriment of their team and their teammates. While Johnson’s list of those who have to cover 85 seems like its self-aggrandizing, everyone, even those on the list, know that’s just Chad being Chad.

It may seem hypocritical to say that it’s ok for Chad Johnson to dance in the endzone but it’s not ok for T.O. to consistantly draw attention to himself, on and off the field. And maybe it is. But I firmly believe that if Johnson or Portis believed that what they were doing was hurting their respective teams, they wouldn’t be doing it. T.O. has shown that he will do whatever he wants to do regardless of the outcome.

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