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Chad Ochocinco fails to impress in reserve game for Sporting Kansas City

By Arin Karimian, USA TODAY

Based on his performance Monday, Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco isn't ready to swap shoulder pads for shin guards anytime soon.

On trial with Major League Soccer team Sporting Kansas City, Ochocinco played in his first reserve game on Monday afternoon. Sporting hosted the Kansas City Brass, a team in the USL's (United Soccer Leagues) Premier Development League, the only under-23 league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation.

The two sides played three periods of 30 minutes each at Sporting's Swope Park Training Center in Kansas City, Mo. Ochocinco entered midway through the second period and played all of the third. He played primarily on the right wing, as coaches tried to cater to his speed and stronger right foot.


Curiously, he didn't join his teammates to celebrate the goal and showed little emotion while slowly walking back to Sporting's side of the field. Later in the period, Ochocinco looked like he had a clear path to goal after a defender's error. However, he reacted slowly and was on the right edge of the penalty box before he tracked the ball down.

Ochocinco crossed in at least three balls, but they were mostly poor, including one that went out-of-bounds. He committed one foul and was whistled for offsides once. Sporting broadcast the entire scrimmage on its website and drew almost 3,000 live viewers.

Here's our final scouting report on Ochocinco's performance:



• Failed to show any of his speed.


• Tentative on defense and when challenging for the ball.


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