It’s that time again, time to pass out my midseason awards. I’ve got some special awards to hand out, including the Barry Sanders Award (aka, I’m so fed up with losing it’s time to retire), the Fall Award (players who thrive during the fall, but wilt during the winter) and the Enron Award (demonstrating poor football etiquette).

The NFL fined Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco $20,000 for pulling out a one-dollar bill during last Sunday’s game against the Ravens, offering it to an official and later saying he was trying to “bribe” the official.

Having fantasy football analysts star-struck shouldn’t be a surprise given our current obsession with celebrity in our TMZ-driven world. But it was kind of shocking to hear fellow NFL.com gurus Michael Fabiano and Bucky Brooks trumpet some falling stars during our Fantasy Friday taping this week.

Here are a few tidbits to monitor as we get ready for the seventh week of the fantasy season.

After not appearing on the injury report all week, Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco did not practice on Friday because of a hip injury. Not to worry, it seems, because he is officially listed as probable for Sunday’s game against the Bears.

The NFL fined Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco $10,000 for wearing a black chinstrap during Sunday’s game against the Texans, a league source confirmed.

Ever the fan of expression through his favorite social networking site, Bengals WR Chad Ochocino was at it again on Twitter, instigating an exchange of trash-talking tweets with Bears QB Jay Cutler and DE Alex Brown ahead of Sunday’s matchup in Chicago — and the game is still five days away.

A quick roundup of reaction from Monday night’s game, easily one of the season’s best through five weeks.

If you were a bit skeptical about the three Bengals fans being in the front row for Cincinnati WR Chad Ochocinco’s Lambeau Leap last weekend, consider yourself on the right track.

Here are a few of the things that caught my eye in the first half of Sunday’s games.

We’re all excited for the games to finally begin. Plenty of reasons to keep an eye on each offering.

Here’s a look at my preseason fantasy risers and fallers. If you’re not ranking Chad Ochocinco ahead of Brandon Marshall now, you’re missing something!

In my latest experts league draft, I decided to focus on wide receivers and passed on taking a second running back until the fifth round. Check out the my full roster to see if this little experiment worked.

There are, sometimes, very entertaining aspects to preseason football. On Thursday night, we have Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco to thank for that.

Michael Fabiano discusses your opinions and thoughts on what defines a true sleeper in the world of fantasy football.