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Weight: 192
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November 24, 2008
Chad Johnson resumed practicing with the Bengals Monday after being suspended for Week 12 for team insubordination, according to the Bengals' official website. | November 23, 2008
Charley Casserly of CBS reports the Bengals plan to bring back Chad Johnson in 2009, ProFootballTalk.com reports. | November 21, 2008
NFL.com reports that Chad Johnson should be available for the team's Week 13 game. He was suspended prior to Thursday's loss to the Steelers. | November 21, 2008
Drew Rosenhaus says that Chad Johnson's fate is in Bengals owner Mike Brown's hands, according to the Dayton Daily News. "We know we're not going to bully our way out of Cincinnati," Rosenhaus said. "It's going to be Mike Brown's way or no way at all. It's going to be up to Mike Brown. He's going to decide whether or not Chad's going to be with the team in the future and we're going to basically take a low-key approach to that." | November 20, 2008
QB Carson Palmer (3rd), DE Eric Henderson, SS Chinedum Ndukwe, DE Antwan Odom, T Levi Jones, G Andrew Whitworth, G Scott Kooistra, WR Chad Johnson | November 20, 2008
Chad Johnson has been deactivated for tonight's battle against the Steelers for violation of a team rule, according to the Bengals' official website. | November 2, 2008
Wide receiver Chad Johnson caught five balls for 37 yards and two touchdowns in the Week 9 win over Jacksonville. | October 23, 2008
Chad Johnson will keep the name "Johnson" on the back of his jersey, instead of switching it to "Ocho Cinco" because it would have cost him thousands of dollars to switch, according to the AP. | October 19, 2008
Wide receiver Chad Johnson had eight receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown in the Week 7 loss to Pittsburgh. | October 16, 2008
Chad Johnson is feeling snubbed according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "I think (the trade demand) might be part of why my production is down this year," said Ocho Cinco, who has just 19 receptions and one touchdown for the 0-6 Bengals. "To rant and rave in the offseason like that and to come back and expect to be productive or expect them to use me the same way they used me in the past is very unlikely. That's like me talking about you guys in a negative way and then me expecting you all to be my No. 1 fan. I made my bed. I have to lay in it." | October 12, 2008
Chad Johnson set season-highs for receptions and yards on Sunday, with five receptions for 57 yards. | October 1, 2008
Chad Johnson commented that he intends to kiss the Dallas star at midfield when he scores a touchdown this weekend against the Cowboys, according to the Dallas Morning News. He said, "I've got so much respect for y'all, if I score Sunday, I love Dallas so much, I'm going to take my helmet off, get a fine and kiss the star. when I score, I'm going to take my helmet off and kiss the star. Can I do that? Why not? That's not a sign of disrespect. That's a good thing isn't it?"
| September 28, 2008
The artist formerly known as Chad Johnson posted three receptions for 28 yards and a touchdown in the Week 4 loss to Cleveland. | September 26, 2008
Chad Johnson has been awful this season (eight receptions for 88 yards), but his coach believes he is finally healthy and ready to rock, according to the Bengals Official Website. "Every day he's stronger and better..." HC Marvin Lewis said. | September 24, 2008
Chad Johnson promises to break out in the coming weeks according to the AP. Cincinnati has a favorable matchup at home against Cleveland this weekend. "I've had a season like this before - I believe it was '06, a similar slow start like this. But once I break out, I really break out. So I'm being patient, just doing what I can, and when the opportunities come, I make the most of them." | September 18, 2008
Chad Johnson (Ocho Cinco) blames the offensive line for the Bengals' struggles on offense over the first two weeks of the season, according to the AP. The Pro Bowl receiver said, "Before you name the receivers, before you even name the quarterback, it all starts with that offensive line. It dont start with us at all. I think it starts with the offensive line. Its going to have a trickle effect. When theyre playing well, Carsons going to play well, and it means us on the outside, were going to play well. Because if it doesnt start with them, the rest of us really dont matter."
| September 14, 2008
Cincinnati receiver Chad Johnson, aka Chad Ocho Cinco, caught a pass for the 94th game in a row which he has played, setting a franchise record for the Bengals, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. | September 14, 2008
Chad Ocho Cinco compiled four receptions for 37 yards Sunday against Tennessee. | September 10, 2008
If you were waiting to get your No. 85, Ocho Cinco jersey, you might be waiting a long time. CNBC's Darren Rovell is reporting that Chad Johnson would have to buy all of the remaining Johnson jerseys that are on the shelf. That would cost him roughly $4 million dollars. | September 10, 2008
Chad Johnson or Chad Ocho Cinco however you would like to refer to him, is trying to convince the Bengals training staff to let him play without a harness that is protecting his injured shoulder. According to Mr. Cinco the harness is hampering his performance, according to Bengals.com. | September 7, 2008
Wide receiver Chad Johnson will wear "Johnson" on the back of his jersey in Week 1. The NFL has told him to hold off on the "Ocho Cinco" designation until they check into it more, ESPN reports. | September 7, 2008
Wide receiver Chad Johnson (shoulder) is active for the Week 1 game against the Ravens. | September 6, 2008
Chad Johnson (shoulder) is listed as probable for Sunday's battle with Baltimore, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. | September 4, 2008
Chad Johnson will now officially be known as Chad Ocho Cinco as far as the Cincinnati Bengals are concerned, according to ESPN.com. The name is now Chad Ocho Cinco on the team's website, and a statement released by the team said, "The list of appropriate changes will include Ocho Cinco wearing his new surname on the back of his jersey for Sunday's season opener at Baltimore." | September 4, 2008
Though the NFL has yet to rule on what to do regarding Chad Johnson changing his name to Chad Ocho Cinco, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said it is not a stunt, and Johnson has been wanting to do this for a while, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. | September 3, 2008
Chad Johnson practiced Wednesday, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. | August 28, 2008
As if the Bengals situation hasn't been enough of a fiasco this off-season, now comes word that Chad Johnson is no longer Chad Johnson after he officially changed his name to Chad Ocho Cinco, according to ESPN. | August 25, 2008
Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson says he should be ready to go in Week 1, and did 20 push-ups to prove that his ailing shoulder was feeling fine, according to the AP. "I've talked to a lot of people who have played with this injury. They didn't get surgery, and they played and had a successful season. So I'll be fine," Johnson said. | August 25, 2008
Chad Johnson has a slight labrum tear in his shoulder, according to ESPN's John Clayton. It was originally reported that he had just a sprain in the shoulder. Johnson will wear a harness and intends to play through the injury. | August 18, 2008
Chad Johnson, who has been diagnosed with a sprained left shoulder, is expected to miss the remainder of the preseason but vows to be ready to play Week 1 against the Ravens, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. | August 18, 2008
Chad Johnson sustained a sprained left shoulder when he landed awkwardly while trying to make a catch in the first quarter against the Lions on Sunday night, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Coach Marvin Lewis said, "We'll be able to treat it conservatively, and he'll have to get his strength back in it. It came out and went right back in on the field."
| August 17, 2008
Ocho Cinco took a fall today as the Bengals progress through the preseason. Cincinnati receiver Chad Johnson landed awkwardly while trying to make a catch in the first quarter against Detroit on Sunday night, then left the game to have his left shoulder treated, according to the Associated Press. | August 12, 2008
It appears Cincinnati receiver Chad Johnson is finally jumping with both feet into the crazy pool as we learn he has taken the first steps in the state of Florida toward legally changing his last name to Ocho Cinco, according to Pro Football Talk. | August 11, 2008
Chad Johnson caught one pass for 10 yards in the Bengals game with the Packers on Monday night. The leading receiver for the club was Ben Utecht who caught four passes for 34 yards and a TD. | August 4, 2008
Chad Johnson, who is rehabbing from ankle surgery, could return to the practice field at some point this week, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. | July 31, 2008
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Chad Johnson's contract will be reviewed after this season by the Bengals. Johnson rode a bicycle from the dorms to the locker room Wednesday morning, changed clothes and went onto the main stadium field to work out under the eye of a strength and conditioning coach. Johnson sprinted and ran lightly. He is recovering from late offseason ankle surgery. | July 29, 2008
Coach Marvin Lewis feels that Chad Johnson will benefit from his offseason ankle surgery according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. "He'll be better than he was a year ago, and actually the last two seasons it's bothered him," Lewis said. | July 28, 2008
Chad Johnson hasn't been cleared to practice with the Bengals Monday, according to the Dayton Daily News. | July 27, 2008
Chad Johnson has reported to training camp with the Bengals, according to the AP. | July 22, 2008
Chad Johnson has decided to apologize for complaining and criticizing the Bengals about the state of his contract, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. He is going to report to camp and play hard when the season begins, and commented, "I am sorry and I apologize to those I upset. My whole focus right now is on Baltimore (who the Bengals play in Week 1). Im still going to get fined and still going to have Cincinnati on the edge of its seat wondering what Im going to do next, but I am going to mature in some way, I just dont know how it will be."
| July 21, 2008
The AP reports that Chad Johnson will report to training camp on time and "wants to move on from the fallout of his lobbying for a trade." | July 16, 2008
Chad Johnson, who had arthroscopic surgery on his ankle on June 18th, has begun to run in a straight line, though he is still unable to make any cuts, according to the Bengals Official Site. "My ankle wouldn't be able to take the pounding yet," Johnson said. "I'll be OK. I'm not worried. This is a marathon, not a sprint." | July 7, 2008
The Cincinnati Bengals team website reports that it's still unclear if Chad Johnson will be ready for full-term work when the team opens training camp in late July, the All Pro wide out is already running on the beach in Miami. | June 25, 2008
In a telephone interview with the NFL Networks Rich Eisen, wide receiver Chad Johnson stated that he is walking around on one leg four days after surgery, and expects to have a big season in Cincinnati this year. | June 20, 2008
Contacted by Bengals.com the day after he had arthroscopic surgery to remove "loose bodies" in his right ankle, receiver Chad Johnson said he plans to be ready to run the second week of July. And expects to join fellow receivers T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Antonio Chatman, Jerome Simpson and Andre Caldwell at a Los Angeles passing camp run by Charles Collins in which Carson Palmer is slated to be one of the throwers. | June 18, 2008
Chad Johnson underwent successful right ankle surgery on Wednesday, the Cincinnati Enquirer confirms. The wide receiver is expected to be ready for training camp. The reports did not detail the operation or say anything about a left ankle procedure. | June 17, 2008
Earlier today we reported cincinnati receiver Chad Johnson will undergo surgery to remove bone chips form his ankle on Wednesday. We have since learned the Johnson will in fact have both ankles cut on, undergoing arthroscopic surgery on both ankles, according to John Clayton of ESPN.com. | June 17, 2008
Cincinnati receiver Chad Johnson will undergo surgery to remove bone chips from his ankle, according to Pro Football Talk. Last week, agent Drew Rosenhaus pointed out that Johnson wasnt practicing at a mandatory mini-camp because of the injury. | June 16, 2008
Drew Rosenhouse stated that Chad Johnson will attend the Bengals training camp and honor the contract he signed with the club, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. | June 14, 2008
Chad Johnson participated with the first-string offense in 11-on-11 drills on Saturday. He caught a few short passes but generally didn't look great. "He worked hard; he was rusty," offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski explains to the team's official web site. "He's got that ankle issue at the end of the season. They were trying to get it taken care of, it hadn't been taken care of, he needed to get it taken care of. He's going against guys that have been out here 14, 16 practices. You're going to look that way when you have none. He worked hard." The Bengals want Johnson to undergo ankle surgery prior to training camp on July 27. | June 14, 2008
Chad Johnson will show up for training camp in July, the Cincinnati Enquirer confirms. "Chad is going to do the honorable thing," agent Drew Rosenhaus says. "He'll be at training camp." | June 13, 2008
Wide receiver Chad Johnson took the field for the second day of mini-camp, but still didn't do much after catching a couple of balls in a cone drill, according to Bengals.com. | June 12, 2008
Wide receiver Chad Johnson refused to practice at minicamp today after telling the Cincinnati Bengals' medical staff he had a sore back, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. | June 12, 2008
The first 45 minutes of Cincinnati Bengals' minicamp today saw Chad Johnson do virtually nothing in practice. After arriving for a team meeting at 8 a.m. this morning, Johnson arrived 12 minutes late for the 9:45 a.m. practice. When Johnson did arrive, he wasn't interested in running position drills or interacting with many teammates, according to ESPN. | June 12, 2008
The Cincinnati Bengals confirmed Thursday morning that Chad Johnson is at Paul Brown Stadium as the team prepares for the first practice of their mandatory minicamp, according to Bengals.com. No word if he plans to practice when the Bengals work this morning and afternoon in a camp that ends with a Saturday morning workout after two more on Friday. | June 7, 2008
Charges against Chad Johnson stemming from a comedy club incident have been dropped, according to WLWT.com. Johnson had been sued after comedy club attendees said he failed to deliver prizes promised as part of a raffle. Court documents show that a judge dismissed any claims that involved trips to out-of-town NFL games and other destinations, but Johnson still could be held accountable for a Lexus that clubgoers stated they had been promised. | June 4, 2008
Despite reports stating Cincinnati wide receiver Chad Johnson would return to the team, agent Drew Rosenhaus is now telling reporters that no final decision on that matter has been made, according to ProFootballTalk.com. | June 3, 2008
Chad Johnson is no longer demanding a trade and said he will be returning to the Bengals shortly, according to ESPN.com. Johnson stated, "Am I coming back? Of course I am. I told my coaches I'm going to California to act, but the truth is I may come back to the Bengals as early as June. I may be crazy but I'm not stupid."
| May 31, 2008
In the growing drama that is Cincinnati wide receiver Chad Johnson , a Cincinnati lawyer has accused Johnson of committing perjury, according to AOL Sports. | May 28, 2008
A review of property records shows Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson owes thousands of dollars in back taxes on his Cincinnati home, according to Channel 12 News.
| April 28, 2008
The Bengals are seemingly preparing for Chad Johnson's exit as they selected a pair of wide receivers early in the NFL Draft, according to FanNation. Those receivers were Coastal Carolina's Jerome Simpson in the second round, and Florida's Andre Caldwell in the third. Chad Johnson is still demanding a trade and Bengals' offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski said, "You always have to stay ahead of the curve." | April 25, 2008
Per a league source, head coach Marvin Lewis won back the Cincinnati Bengals locker room with recent comments on diva wide receiver, Chad Johnson, according to Pro Football Talk. Hes stated without an opportunity to go to a different team and a new contract, he wasnt going to play, Lewis said to the media two days ago. I think hes a man of his word. He says hes not going to play, so dont play. | April 25, 2008
Chad Johnsons agent Drew Rosenhaus, has a new video out pleading with the Cincinnati Bengals to trade the disgruntled receiver, according to Pro Football Talk. | April 23, 2008
Cincinnati head coach Marvin Lewis, who initially denied the team had received offers for receiver Chad Johnson, confirmed to ESPN that the Bengals turned down Washington's offer of two picks over the weekend. The Redskins offered their first-round pick, No. 21 overall, and a conditional third-rounder in 2009 that could escalate to a first-rounder if Johnson and the Redskins hit certain performance levels. | April 22, 2008
The Cincinnati Bengals turned down a trade offer by the Washington Redskins, who offered this year's first round pick, No. 21 overall, and a conditional third rounder in 2009 for disgruntled wide receiver Chad Johnson, according to ESPN. | April 21, 2008
The Washington Redskins are still interested in disgruntled receiver Chad Johnson, and the Washington Post has heard it will take $20 million in guaranteed money to make Ocho Cinco happy, if he were to be traded. | April 19, 2008
While the Bengals may not be seeking an opportunity to move their best offensive weapon, there are more than a few teams reportedly happy to make an attempt to change their minds, according to ESPN.com. John Clayton of ESPN has reported several teams are interested in trading for veteran WR Chad Johnson , including the Philadelphia Eagles, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Oakland Raiders. | April 16, 2008
Chad Johnson is still repeating his desire to be traded from the Bengals, this according to a report on NFL.com. I will not be at any mandatory camp, Johnson said. I will not be at training camp. This is not a joke. I really dont want to play for the Bengals. Period. | April 4, 2008
Disgruntled star receiver Chad Johnson was stunned when told of Chris Henry's release by the Cincinnati Bengals, according to ESPN. "Are you sure? Man, they can't let him go. That dude is good. He's very, very good," Johnson said on 1050 ESPN New York. "We need him. Those are not easy shoes to fill, regardless of the trouble he has gotten into in the past." Were not sure what is in the water supply that Johnson is drinking, but he's definitely in rare form this offseason. | April 3, 2008
Chad Johnson will attend the Cincinnati Bengals training camp, according to ESPN. Johnson was recently interviewed by ESPN, and when asked what his plans were going forward, Johnson stated he was training hard, and would show up for training camp and embarrass anyone who tries to cover him. Sounds like Johnson has received some sound advice from his agent, as getting back on the playing field is the best way to change his situation in the future. For now it appears as if Ocho Cinco will report to training camp. Stay tuned. | April 1, 2008
Head coach Marvin Lewis said Chad Johnson has put himself in a difficult situation with his incessant trade demands, but he's willing to welcome him back, according to CincinnatiBengals.com. "Unfortunately Chad put himself in that situation," Lewis said. "A lot of people who really had an affection for him fan-wise and people around the league see him in a different light and that's unfortunate. Some of the things he's gone on record and said one way or the other he's going to have to deal with them one way or the other. If he does it the right way, I'm willing to take the bullets again." Lewis also advised his team to avoid letting the "Chadgate" controversy to wreck their season. | April 1, 2008
The root of receiver Chad Johnson's problems with the Cincinnati Bengals is money, according to the Houston Chronicle. The article speculates that the Bengals' front office could unload Johnson on draft day to a team that can afford to give him a new deal with at least $20 million in guaranteed money. Johnson is due to receive $3 million in 2008, and he counts $6.3 million against the Bengals salary cap. | March 24, 2008
Despite being under contract to the Cincinnati Bengals through the 2011 NFL season, Chad Johnson doesnt face a fine or any other sanctions for speaking out about wanting to play for Dallas or Miami or any team because its not considered tampering, according to the Dayton Daily News. He can have open discussion about who his favorite teams are and who hed like to play for one day, Carl Francis, communications director for the NFLPA, said. It doesnt have anything to do with tampering. Francis said theres no fallout from Chad asking Bill Parcells the Miami Dolphins executive vice president of football operations to dial him up. | March 24, 2008
As his offseason program opened today, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said he has talked to wide receiver Chad Johnson but wouldn't elaborate on the conversations, according to CincinnatiBengals.com. "I've talked to Chad a few times," Lewis said. "My conversations with Chad this year have been no different than they were a year ago." Lewis did address Johnson's absence in general with the club, but players said he didn't talk about Johnson specifically. "What I addressed [to the team] is the fact in the NFL a lot of different situations occur throughout the season and the offseason and don't have a bearing on one particular player," Lewis said. "Guys have different things they're dealing with whether it be free agency, impending free agency, restricted free agency, whatever it may be. Different variables that occur. Whatever occurs, this is professional football and you've got to deal with it in your way." The offseason program, and the distractions caused by the absence of Ocho Cinco have officially started. | March 20, 2008
Chad Johnson was a guest on the Best Damn Sports Show Period yesterday, and speculated on what might happen if he landed in Dallas, according to Fan Nation. "If I end up in Dallas, I would just look at which finger I'm gonna put it on," Johnson declared. "That's it. Ain't no ifs, ands or buts about it." Johnson already has a strained relationship with the Bengals coaching staff, now it appears that hes attempting to alienate his teammates with more pompous comments. | March 19, 2008
Chad Johnson will skip the team's voluntary offseason strength and conditioning program that begins on Monday, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. "I will not be there," he says. "There are a lot of issues that need to be dealt with. Nothing has changed." Johnson could earn $250,000 by participating. | March 18, 2008
Chad Johnson advised ESPN2 that he didnt throw a punch at head coach Marvin Lewis, despite earlier reports that indicated he did, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. "It was an incident that did happen," Johnson said on ESPN2 this morning. "No punches were thrown. I was unhappy with the first half. We were winning. My frustration was out of place. I had to be restrained (by Lewis and former Bengals wide receivers coach Hue Jackson)." Johnson also said he has not spoken to Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis or anyone else in the organization since the end of the season. The acrimony between Johnson and the Bengals organization needs to be resolved, or this situation is going to become a major distraction going forward into the offseason program. | March 10, 2008
Former Bengals wide receiver coach Hue Jackson, now Baltimores quarterbacks coach was interviewed over the weekend on Sirius NFL Radio and disputed Shaun Smiths account that Chad Johnson had punched Marvin Lewis, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. " To shed light on it I'll say the same thing I said before. Chad Johnson never hit Marvin Lewis. Chad Johnson never hit me. Chad Johnson never put anybody in a headlock. Chad Johnson was very emotional at halftime of that game. The true story to all that was Chad had an IV in his arm and me, and him were talking about plans for the second half and he got emotional because he said, 'Hey, coach, without Carson (Palmer) I'm not going to be able to get the ball.' "And that's what it was and I told him, `Well, then you need to tell (offensive coordinator) Coach Bratkowski that.' And he ripped the IV out of his arm, and it's like anything else, you see blood coming out of a person's arm people think the worst. And he went from there to go into the locker room to let Coach Lewis know that, 'Hey, look, I want the ball.' And that was it. And when he opened the door he stumbled out of the training room so he was flailing and people think that he was swinging on people. Chad wasn't swinging on anybody. Chad would not hit Marvin Lewis, and Chad sure would not hit me. So that is not what happened and I'm very disappointed that now, even after two years, we have to discuss this again. But that is exactly what happened." Looks like a classic case of he said, he said to us.
| March 8, 2008
Former Bengals defensive lineman Shaun Smith reportedly said during a Browns event this week that Chad Johnson punched coach Marvin Lewis at halftime of the Bengals' 31-17 wild-card playoff loss to the Steelers Jan. 8, 2006, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. A transcript of a video, since removed from YouTube, goes like this: "He swung on Marvin. (Johnson) shattered the training room glass. He swung on Marvin (and) hit Marvin in the eye. Then he tried to swing on wide receivers coach Hue Jackson, who's now in Baltimore." The Bengals had no comment on the report, but it's clear that Lewis and Ocho Cinco have personal issues that need to be resolved if the wide receiver is going to stay in Cincy and the Bengals want to succeed next season. | February 25, 2008
The Washington Redskins are attempting to work a trade that would change Cincinnati WR Chad Johnsons address to the nations capital, according to the Denver Post. Despite reports that Bengals HC Marvin Lewis wants to retain Johnson, the rumors will just not go away. If Washington cant work a deal for Ocho Cinco, then they might turn their sights to Denver WR Javon Walker, who like Johnson, is disgruntled and wants to be traded. | February 15, 2008
All the talk of organizations interested in the Bengals All Pro wide out Chad Johnson appear to be in vain. Cincinnati is offering no indication they will even discuss trading their top receiver, especially if it includes an eight million dollar cap hit. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Johnson gets a $250,000 workout bonus if he's in town March 24 -- and at that point leveler heads will have prevailed. We think? | February 13, 2008
Chad Johnson will not be going anywhere, even with reports circulating that he might be moved to the Redskins, according to a report in the Cincinnati Enquirer which quotes coach Marvin Lewis as saying the following: "No. 1, the guy has a contract through 2011, OK," Lewis said. "No one within the Bengals organization has ever spoken of or ever uttered anything about trading Chad Johnson, nor will he be traded." Looks like Ocho Cinco will have to keep it zipped and continue his productive ways in the orange and black, though we are certain we haven't heard the last from Johnson who seems to always want to make himself the center of attention. | February 12, 2008
Sources around the league have affirmed that the Redskins have interest in trading for disgruntled Bengals receiver Chad Johnson, according to the Washington Post. The Bengals, at least publicly, have said they have no intention of trading Johnson, but the receiver's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, is working quietly to broker a deal, the sources said. | February 9, 2008
Chad Johnson caused a stir at the Pro Bowl by blowing off interviews and actually coming into physical contact with one NFL employee. A possible fine appears to be in the cards. " I get out of line at times, but what great one doesn't? What great one doesn't get emotional? Find me a great one who hasn't done it like that and I'll be quiet." It's always nice to hear people be humble isn't it? The guy is a hell of a talent, but is his production on the field really worth the distraction off it? ESPN | February 6, 2008
Chad Johnson has been paid almost $16 million in salary and bonuses during the past two seasons, and the Bengals organization would incur an estimated $8 million dollar salary cap hit in 2008 if they were to trade or release him, according to the Enquirer. Since the end of the 2007 season, Ocho Cinco has been publicizing his unhappiness with the Cincinnati organization in the national media. Johnson has the Bengals between a rock and a hard place, holding substantial juice in this stare down. We will keep you updated as this story progresses. | February 4, 2008
Chad Johnson was added to the Pro Bowl on Monday, the fifth time he has been named to the AFC team in his career. Johnson will replace the Patriots Randy Moss who apparently suffered an injury in SB 42. Johnson had another solid season this year producing 93 receptions for a club record 1440 yards to go along with eight TD receptions. | February 4, 2008
Citing an unnamed source, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported over the weekend that Chad Johnson "feels betrayed by Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis" because Lewis "quit speaking to his receiver early in the season." The Cincinnati Enquirer contacted Johnson's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, about the report, and Rosenhaus delivered the following cryptic response: "Our plan is for Chad Johnson to play football in 2008. That is how I will respond to the report." Johnson's contract calls for a $3 million base salary in 2008, and he would count $6.3 million against the Bengals' salary cap next season. If they were to trade or release Johnson, which is highly unlikely, the Bengals would probably hold out for at least a second-round draft pock as compensation. This has the makings of an ugly situation. | February 3, 2008
Chad Johnson is privately threatening to sit out the 2008 season if he isn't traded by the Bengals, because he feels betrayed by coach Marvin Lewis, who quit talking to the wide receiver early during the 2007 season, according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen. Meanwhile, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the Bengals are unlikely to deal Ocho Cinco, because they'd take an $8.8 million salary-cap hit if he's dealt or released -- that's $2.5 million more than if he stays on the roster. If you've seen him talk recently, it's clear he's not happy with his situation in Cincy. This could get really ugly if the Bengals and Ocho Cinco can't iron out their differences. | January 31, 2008
Chad Johnson doesn't appear to be happy playing with the Bengals, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. When asked in a recent radio interview if he was happy with the Bengals, this was Johnson's reply: "I'm not allowed to say. I get the blame; the so-called best player, I'm the problem. Someone in-house is spreading this. Maybe they want me to quiet down (and) stop being me. That is not going to happen. I can't function that way. I tried it. It sucked. There was no excitement." When asked if the situation was fixable, Johnson said it was up to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus.
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