That’s right, ABC can add the Cincinnati Bengal’s wide receiver to its roster of football heroes that have graced the Dancing With The Stars stage. The official announcement won’t come until tonight, during the finale of another wildly famous ABC series, (for reasons I do not understand) The Bachelor.

Formerly Chad Johnson, Ochocinco officially changed his surname to reflect the Spanish pronounciation of his jersey number back in 2008. The new season of DWTS premieres Monday, March 22.