Marvin Lewis Encourages Chad Johnson to Sit Out the 2008 Season

The Hazean found this 4/23/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag]

I suspect Bengals fans don't see the humor in any of this , but as an outside observer I'd like to applaud Marvin Lewis for calling Chad Johnson 's bluff. Johnson has been bellyaching for months about wanting a trade and the Bengals, for months, have declined to honor his wishes. Ocho Cinco has taken his case to the media and threatened to sit out the season if he's in Cincinnati come ... [link]

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Published 4/23/2008 by The Hazean at The Hazean
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