Man Beat NFL Rules by Changing Last Name to “Ocho Cinco” http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2008/09/they_call_me_oc.html
Wide receiver Chad Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals wanted to put his nickname Ocho Cinco (his jersey number "eight five" in Spanish) on the back of his uniform, but strict NFL rules only allow for real surnames. So what did Chad do? He got his name legally changed to Chad Ocho Cinco! So the NFL now had no choice but to let him do it
I guess my title here doesn't make any sense since he didn't break any rules, he just worked around it... The old way is not always the right way.
Rules and norms are there to govern us. They help our society stay unified. Please note that I am not talking about law/government. It is strictly rules/norms that are imposed on society by society. In the NFL case the rule was the jersey name on the back worn by the players must match their last name. Imagine if there was no rule. Any one could have any name. People could use profane language, and that’s not good because children do watch NFL!
So there is a reason that rules exist... But that doesn't mean we can't work around them. Say you are given a sheet of paper with a rectangle box in the center. You are then asked to color the box with your favorite color (I would pick pink!!!!) and the rule was to color the box. Would you color inside the box or outside? I would color the entire paper with different pink shades... since the paper itself is a rectangle box (Creative huh!)
