The Bengals have terminated the contract of running back Rudi Johnson, according to ESPN.com's John Clayton. Peter Schaffer, Johnson's agent, confirmed that the Bengals notified him that his client will no longer be with the team. Johnson was in the fourth year of a five-year, $20.7 million contract. Chris Perry is now the team's starting running back.

Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson has legally changed his last name to Ocho Cinco, according to Associated Press. He legal name is now Chad Javon Ocho Cinco, a switch that became official this week. "It's something I don't think anyone has ever done before," he told Cincinnati's web site. "Have I ever had a reason for why I do what I do? I'm having fun."

Bengals receiver Chad Johnson might have officially changed his name to "Ocho Cinco", according to ESPN.com. A radio station in Miami, 790 The Ticket, has reported that the receiver has legally changed his last name to "Ocho Cinco." The reported name change has been rumored in NFL circles for weeks, but it is reportedly official now. "A lot of people look at Chad Johnson and say he's crazy and he does a lot of stuff, but I don't think people really understand how smart I really am," Johnson said. "So come Sept. 7, I believe when we play the Baltimore Ravens, I think that's the game, there's a surprise for everybody -- for everybody. When I say something, it is what it is, just enjoy it. Because it's going to last 16 weeks, plus some more."

The Bengals were represented by Chris Henry as a team captain during the coin toss in Thursday's game. Henry is suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the 2008 season.

Cincinnati running back Rudi Johnson expects the team to follow through with a trade involving him, according to ESPN.com. "It doesn't bother me one way or the other," Johnson said. "I'm still going to do the same thing. It's part of the business." According to multiple reports, the Bengals have been shopping the Rudi since Chad Johnson's injury left the receiving corps depleted. "It's always something every year," he added. "They've been trying to get me out of here for a long time now."

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis believes that trade talks involving running back Rudi Johnson are just rumors, according to Cincinnati Enquirer. "It's a rumor," head coach Marvin Lewis said of the reports. "It makes no sense for me to confirm or deny anything involving a player." Cincinnati is rumored to be shopping Johnson for a legitimate wide receiver, with Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh both banged up. "They've been trying to get me out of here for a long time," Rudi Johnson said. "It's part of the league. It's part of the game."

With the Bengals thin at wide receiver because of injuries, sources claim that they are offering Rudi Johnson in a trade for a legitimate receiver, according to ESPN.com. The source told ESPN's Chris Mortensen, however, that head coach Marvin Lewis was "totally unaware" of any trade attempts, but he didn't rule out that president and general manager Mike Brown directed the calls. "Who knows?" the source said. "Right now, a lot of teams are calling each other with all kinds of what-if trade scenarios."

A source claims that Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson has a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder, according to ESPN.com's John Clayton. The source also said that Johnson is expected to wear a harness, but may be able to avoid surgery and play this season. Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow reportedly played through the 2007 season with the same injury.

Cincinnati running back Chris Perry claims that he's finally able to run the way he wants after suffering a fractured right ankle back in 2006, according to The Middletown Journal. "I can finally run the way I want to run," Perry said. "It's not like when I get in the game I'm trying to score a touchdown every play. I can run and get a feel for what's going on. "Everybody remembers me as a scat back. But I went to school at Michigan, and we run downhill. I just never got the opportunity to do that while I was here."

Bengals' wide receiver Chad Johnson vows to play in the team's season-opener against Baltimore on Sept. 7, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer. However, Johnson does face three weeks of rest of rehabilitation after spraining his left shoulder on Sunday night.