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PHOTOS, VIDEO: Chad Ochocinco Gets Hard and Naked for PETA

Football diva, sporno hotness and superhero slash fiction fantasy star Chad Ochocinco adds a new hyphen to his ever-expanding skill set: Animal rights activist slash nude model. The Cincinnati Bengals' wide receiver's muscles are rock hard—all the ones we can see, at least—as he strips down for PETA's "Ink, Not Mink" campaign.

Says the footballer: "I hope I can get people involved and understand what is really going on with fur. When I was younger growing up, I thought it was all fake―they didn’t really kill animals. So when I found out how they ... kill animals, I really wanted to become a part of this campaign."

The advert debuted on Friday. BTW: PETA says the football in the photo is made from synthetic material, not leather.

Chad Ochocionco was last seen ramping up the slash fiction homoerotics and being Terrell Owens' pushy ... Robin. The second nude advert and the behind-the-scenes video WHEN YOU JUMP ...

PHOTOS: Let the Slash Fiction Begin! Terrell Owens and Ochocinco are Officially Batman and Robin!

This should start an interesting slash fiction genre. Football divas and sporno hotness Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco are now Cincinnati Bengals teammates and are styling themselves as Batman and Robin. T.O. posted one of the images from the promotional photoshoot.to his Twitter.

This after months of publicly pleading from Ochocinco to sign with the team—and offering to happily be his Robin. "It dont take that damn long to sign on the dotted line, lets go damit!" Ochocinco tweeted. "You can be Batman i will be Robin, lets go!"

Chad Ochocinco a pushy ... Robin? Can't wait to see the behind-the-scenes video. More images WHEN YOU JUMP ...

PHOTOS: Chad Ochocinco Tweets His NSFW "Dick" Towel

Football diva and sporno hotness Chad Ochocinco tweets "before" and "after" shrinkage Twitpics after stepping out of the shower. It's not quite Visanthe Shiancoe but probably NSFW. See the images—"Ladies only", hear that Terrell?—AFTER THE JUMP ...

Probe Into Harassment of Black, Gay and Female TSA Screeners

Investigators with the Department of Homeland Security will interview Transportation Security Administration staffers in Orlando and Tampa after complaints and allegations of harassment against gay, lesbian and black TSA screeners, reports The Washington Post.

The department's Office of Inspector General started looking into the allegations last October and they gained national attention when CNN reported in January about managers at the Orlando field office of the Federal Air Marshals Service who used a crew assignment board resembling the "Jeopardy!" game show to ridicule and keep score on women, gays and minorities. Lawmakers have heard little about the investigation since it launched, according to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.). [After Issa contacted DHS Inspector General Richard L. Skinner] inspectors e-mailed TSA and Air Marshals employees in the Orlando and Tampa region announcing plans to visit next Monday through Friday.

Investigators will also reviews complaints of harassment of black, gay and female staffers in Cincinnati. If proven, this could be the first case alleging systemic harassment of TSA employees.

Ironically, the congressman spearheading the investigation, California's Darrell Issa, is ultra conservative and no friend of the gays. Go figure.

Report: NFL Team Asks Draftee Geno Atkins if He is Gay

Cincinnati Bengals rookie Geno Atkins was selected as a fourth-round draft pick from Georgia. But that was after at least one team posed a rather curious question to the 6'1, 290lb defensive tackle. "The only unusual question I got was if I was straight or gay," Atkins told the Associated Press. "And that was about it."

Atkins did not identify the team and Outsports' Cyd Ziegler suggests it's probably standard procedure: "Unfortunately, he didn’t say what his answer was. Either way, you have to assume it’s not just one team asking, or that Atkins was the only one asked.

And let's add that it's to Atkins' credit that he saw the question about his sexuality as "unusual"... and publicly said so.

This follows other reports that NFL draftees have been asked inappropriate and invasive questions. Miami Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland reportedly asked wide receiver Dez Bryant if his mother—who is a lesbian—"was ever a prostitute." Bryant was reportedly offended by the question.

In related news: This weekend, Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger undergoes NFL-mandated "behavioral evaluation" following his suspension after accusations of sexual assault. And  Thursday: New York Giants Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was arrested and charged with raping a teenage runaway. Seems like the NFL is asking the wrong pre-draft interview questions on sexuality and behavior.