Patriots player Ochocinco sends cheer to Boehner after State of the Union

An NFL player thought House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) needed some cheering up after the president’s State of the Union this week.

New England Patriots wide receiver Chad Ochocinco, a prolific tweeter, watched Obama deliver his annual speech on Tuesday. He tweeted that Boehner, who sat behind the president while he delivered the speech to Congress, “doesn't seem very happy and he's not smiling.”

The next day — after figuring out who "the guy over Obamas left shoulder" was — Ochocinco tweeted Boehner: “Hello Mr. Boehner, hoping you are in better spirits today. If all else seems bad in life just remember I love you kind sir.”

Much later, Boehner tweeted back: “Thanks & good luck in the @SuperBowl; we'll see you in the playoffs next year. Go #Bengals #WhoDey”

The Cincinnati Bengals is Boehner’s home-state team, and also Ochocinco’s former team before he was traded to the Patriots last year. "Who Dey" is the team chant and name of the mascot.

The Patriots will play the New York Giants in the Superbowl on Feb. 5.

“Totally awesome that John Boehner just tweeted me,” tweeted Ochocinco.

“Just another day on @Twitter,” Boehner tweeted, along with a picture of the Speaker at his desk.

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