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Tee Higgins dropping No. 85 to avoid becoming 'Ochocinco 2.0': 'No disrespect to Chad'

Tee Higgins wants to be Tee Higgins.

He does not want to be the second coming of Chad Johnson — errr, Chad Ochocino.

So he's dropping Johnson's No. 85. The second-year Cincinnati Bengals receiver told ESPN's Ben Baby on Thursday that he's switching to No. 5 next season to avoid association with the former Bengals receiver with a penchant for making headlines on and off the field.

"I keep seeing on Twitter, 'Ochocinco 2.0,'" Higgins told Baby. "I don't want to be a 2.0. No disrespect to Chad.