LEWIS PLANS FOR FUTURE AT WIDE RECEIVER
ProFootballTalk.com —
In an interview with Peter King of Sports Illustrated , Bengals coach Marvin Lewis reiterated that he has no interest in trading, re-negotiating with or doing anything else that might placate wide receiver Chad Johnson, meaning a showdown is likely coming between the coach and his most vocal player.“We’ve made it clear what the stance is,” Lewis told King. “ It’s not going to change , today or in August, whenever. You cannot allow a player to get up on his high chair with four years left on his contract and demand to get out. If you do that, you set a terrible example for the ...
Bengals won't re-sign T.J. Houshmandzadeh after 2008?
Cincy Jungle —
... "T.J.'s at the end of his contract this year,'' Lewis said, "and I don't know if it's possible to re-sign him. Chad says he won't play without a trade. We just have to be prepared for anything this year, and for the future.'' ...
Lewis getting his shots in
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... Just finished reading my pal Peter King's Tuesday mailbag column, which included more rhetoric from Bengals coach Marvin Lewis in his public stare-down with Ocho Cinco. ...
Great Letter To MMQB
The Pewter Plank | A Tampa Bay Buccaneers Blog —
This entire excerpt is taken from Peter King’s MMQB Mailbag . SHED NO TEARS FOR CHRIS SIMMS . From Steve Stone, of Tampa : “Please don’t go out and buy a hallmark card for Chris Simms . In your MMQB article, you imply that the Bucs are doing an injustice to Simms by holding on to him and should put him out of his misery by releasing him. The local media in Tampa are hammering the Bucs and also share the same sentiment. I have a problem with this.“The Bucs last year went out on the limb and committed millions of dollars to Simms at a time when his football playing career was ...
