other responses i found while looking online as to why he chose 8-5 rather than 85:
he likes ocho cinco better because it fits on his jersey better and it is snappy, shorter and a quicker name to say
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080902120458AAfHFx8
"I really don't care, you cant stop me either way," related Ocho Cinco. "Maybe next year I'll go with Acht Fünf. That's some German right there."
http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article_external/316795
I am now going to be calling him Acht F
ünf, which i might spell Acht Fuenf at times so that i dont have to go get the symbol character.
I say if we really want to serve up the Foosball for the chicanos, we need some of this:

Of course, if the NFL really wants to showcase Hispanic Heritage, they would have marvelous Mexican TV reporter
Ines Sainz strutting her stuff on as many Sunday & Monday sidelines as possible. CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN - somebody please hire this woman!
Anyway, when last Sunday’s “MNF” crew informed us that we were watching Las Aguilas de Philadelphia vs. Los Vaqueros de Dallas, we wondered why not do the same favor for the league’s 30 other teams? So, as a public service (and as a way for fantasy football players to impress that cute Latina secretary at work tomorrow), here’s a handy & helpful guide of the NFL squads as seen en espanol:
NFC Este
Los Vaqueros de Dallas
Las Aguilas de Philadelphia
Los Gigantes de Nueva York
Las Pielas Rojas de Washington
NFC Norte
Los Osos de Chicago
Los Leones de Detroit
Los Vikingos de Minnesota
Los Empaquetadores de Bahia Verde
NFC Sur
Los Halcones de Atlanta
Las Panteras de Carolina
Los Santos de Nueva Orleans
Los Bucaneros de Bahia Tampa
NFC Oeste
Los Cardenales de Arizona
Los Carneros de San Luis
Los Halcones del Mar de Seattle
Las Cuarenta y Nueves de San Francisco
AFC Este
Los Guillermos de Buffalo
Los Delfins de Miami
Las Patriotas de Nueva England
Las Cazas de Nueva York
AFC Norte
Los Cuervos de Baltimore
Las Bengalas de Cincinnati
Los Marrones de Cleveland
Los Aceros de Pittsburgh
AFC Sur
Los Tejanos de Houston
Los Potros de Indianapolis
Los Jaguars de Jacksonville
Los Titans de Tennessee
AFC Oeste
Los Potros Salvaje de Denver
Los Atracadores de Oakland
Los Cargadores de San Diego
Los Jefes de Ciudad Kansas
Parra ACEROS!!!!