profootballtalk.com - 6/1/2008
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Though everything is subject to change when it comes to Bengals receiver Chad Johnson, we’re told that Johnson’s current plan is to avoid breaching his contract (and owing daily fines and possibly a chunk of previously-paid bonus money) by reporting for a mandatory minicamp that opens on June 12.
As we hear it, Johnson intends to [...]
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Expect Chad Johnson to Show Up to Minicamp
FanHouse —
... That's why, as PFT reports, Johnson is likely to show up to the team's mandatory minicamp on June 12. His options -- like the options of all players under contract -- are fairly limited. If the team simply refuses to get rid of him, he can basically choose to either end his football career or to suck it up and play under the terms of the contract he signed. ...
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Cincy Jungle —
... The Pro Football Talk guys suggest that Chad Johnson is going to "cave" and return to Cincinnati for mandatory mini camp in mid-June. A bit of advice to Chad: Return to your old self, help the Bengals win and then take your issues with management. Don't let us here about them anymore and we'll come to cheer your touchdowns and defend you among the anti-Chad population. ...
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Wide receiver Chad Johnson has told ESPN that he's planning to return to the Cincinnati Bengals soon. "Am I coming back? Of course I am," Johnson told ESPN The Magazine, according to a story posted on the network's website. "I told my coaches I'm ...
