Ochocinco News Network to Cover Super Bowl with ESPN

Chad Ochocinco is joining ESPN as a reporter for Super Bowl week.  The Ochocinco News Network (OCNN) is partnering with ESPN’s Page 2 to cover all of the Super Bowl festivities.

“Yeah, I wish I was playing in it,” Ochocinco said on Monday. “But this is going to be a great partnership — ESPN and the Chad Ochocinco News Network. One thing about ESPN: They will allow me to be me, allow me to build my fan base. I know people want to see sports from my point of view.”

Ochocinco launched the Twitter-based news network with Motorola and branded it with the slogan “If I break it, you might as well believe it.”

The flamboyant star has about 730,000 followers on Twitter.

“This allows people who never get a chance to meet me an opportunity to see the world through my eyes,” Ochocinco said. “If it wasn’t for Twitter, I’d be inaccessible.”

Here is his initial post on ESPN.com:

I, Ochocinco, am a reporter this week

Hey, everyone. I know you love following me on Twitter, so now you can get a chance to read me in more than 140 characters at a time. This is going to be awesome.

I know most of you want to hear what I have to say. You think I’m entertaining. You never know what’s going to happen. So I’m here in Miami at the Super Bowl ready to ask questions of the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts.

And I’m not here alone.

Let me tell you a little about each of my correspondents:

Ray Rice, Baltimore Ravens. He’s a fiery dude. He has a great personality. He’s really funny. He’ll be a great addition to the network.

Darnell Dockett, Arizona Cardinals. He’s a funny dude also. He’s hilarious. He has a really great personality. That’s the key to making this work. He does like to speak his mind.

And finally Chris Cooley, Washington Redskins. He’s the most exciting of the whole bunch. He is very similar to me. You never know what’s going to happen to him.

Fans, we don’t have a specific schedule. We just will go day by day asking questions.

Watch for us on Twitter. Welcome to the Chad Ochocinco News Network.

This is what I do best.

This is going to be fun.

The Ochocinco News Network (OCNN) , powered by MOTOBLUR social media technology, is the first athlete-driven social news network. Check out all the OCNN team coverage from Super Bowl week at www.Motorola.com/ocnn

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