"The Bengals avoided a local television blackout for their game against the Houston Texans -- with an assist from Motorola and receiver Chad Ochocinco. The club announced on Friday that it had sold enough tickets for Sunday's game to keep its streak intact. The past 46 Bengals games have been shown on local television. More than 3,000 tickets remained on Thursday, when the club got a one-day extension from the NFL for avoiding a blackout. Motorola, which is a longtime Bengals sponsor and has a partnership with Ochocinco, bought 1,200 tickets and will give them away Saturday -- with the receiver's help -- at Paul Brown Stadium (ESPN)."
Lot of people (including myself) give Ochocinco a lot of shit, but I really think this is an awesome thing he did. Cincy has fans, but it is an area of the country that is really struggling right now. Not to say that these tickets shouldn't have been sold, but I think it is awesome that Ochocinco went out of his way to make sure they would be on TV as their remarkable turnaround season continues...
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