bengals.com - 11/20/2008
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Updated: 10:45 a.m. PITTSBURGH - Bengals wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco has been deactivated for Thursday night's game against the Steelers for violation of a team rule, ending his 113-game streak and season-long calm since his offseason campaign to get traded. The Bengals made the announcement ...
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The Cincinnati Bengals say Chad Ocho Cinco will
be deactivated for Thursday night's game with the Pittsburgh...
Steelers for violating a team rule. The Bengals did not specify the violation and said there would be no further comment until after the game. ...
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profootballtalk.com - 11/20/2008
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profootballtalk.com —
The career of Bengals receiver Chad Johnson began
to diminish nearly three years ago, when word broke...
of his halftime antics during halftime of a playoff game against the Steelers. As we initially heard it, Johnson got into a physical altercation ...
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CHAD GOT INTO A FIGHT?
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Les Nessman Reporting: No Ocho Cinco Thursday night
Roto Arcade —
... and the Bengals continues to fumble towards its inevitable divorce. The team has decided to deactivate Ocho Cinco for Thursday's game at Pittsburgh, citing a violation of team rules. ...
BENGALS BENCH CHAD
ProFootballTalk.com —
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Johnson won’t play in Thursday night’s game against the Steelers, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. Johnson is being deactivated for violating a team rule. Chris Henry or Glenn Holt will start in place of Johnson, across from T.J. Houshmandzadeh. After Johnson’s offseason antics, which included a near-continuous attempt to finagle a trade, Johnson was told that, if he behaves during the 2008 season, the team will consider giving him yet another contract extension. His most recent misdeed, whatever it was, could be enough to get the ...
Ocho Suspended For Tonight’s Game
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors —
Ocho Suspended For Tonight’s Game From Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com : PITTSBURGH - Bengals wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco has been deactivated for Thursday night’s game against the Steelers for violation of a team rule, ending his 113-game streak and season-long calm since his offseason campaign to get traded. The Bengals made the announcement in a terse statement delivered here from the team’s downtown hotel and said there would be no other announcement until after the game. With wide receiver Antonio Chatman on injured reserve, the Bengals are looking at starting Chris Henry ...
Chad Johnson OUT Against Pittsburgh
Stripe Hype | A Cincinnati Bengals Blog —
The Bengals have deactivated WR Chad Johnson for tonight’s game due to an unspecified violation of a team rule.
The Bengals made the announcement in a terse statement delivered here from the team’s downtown hotel and said there would be no other announcement until after the game.
With wide receiver Antonio Chatman on injured reserve, the Bengals are looking at starting Chris Henry or Glenn Holt in place of Ocho Cinco, and it looks like rookie Andre Caldwell could get some time after practing Tuesday for the first time ...
Chad Johnson deactivated for game against Steelers
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
... The roller coaster ride that is the Cincinnati Bengals’ 2008 season continues as Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson will be deactivated for tonight’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers for violating a team rule. ...
Thursday Wrap: Steelers dominate, but Holmes and Parker dinged up
Roto Arcade —
... game. He's in for more tough sledding next week
against Baltimore.
The Bengals defense was respectable for most of the night,
but being on the field for over 35 minutes eventually takes a toll and the
Steelers rolled down the field on their final scoring drive. Shayne Graham
picked up a late field goal when Marvin Lewis decided to flush any chance of
trying to win the game; I'm sure somewhere in Cleveland, Romeo Crennel nodded
in agreement.
Chad Johnson wasn't part of this one, of course, but we had
fun roasting him at our virtual tailgate ...
1-9-1
Stripe Hype | A Cincinnati Bengals Blog —
... last night 27-10. Cincinnati actually took the lead early, going up 7-0 on a Ryan Fitzpatrick pass to WR Glenn Holt, who was filling in for the suspended Chad Johnson, and were down just 3 at the half. But once again, the Bengals couldn’t get anything going on the ground — Cedric Benson had a measly 35 yards on 16 carries — and so couldn’t sustain drives. The offense held the ball for less than 25 minutes, and the defense predictably wore down in the second half. The D was also plagued by fresh injuries, ...
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bengals.com 11/26/2008 — Updated: 7:25 p.m. Chad Ocho Cinco says not only has he been open on every play this year, but he's been so open on some of them that he could have pulled off a few jumping jacks. "There's a reason why my season has gone this way; it was no secret," ...
Ocho Cinco won't play tonight | Cincinnati Enquirer
news.cincinnati.com 11/20/2008 — Wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco will not play in the Bengals' game tonight at Pittsburgh because he violated an undisclosed team rule, the team announced this morning. The Bengals will play at 8:15 p.m. in Pittsburgh at Heinz Field. Bengals play-by-play ...
BENGALS BENCH CHAD
profootballtalk.com 11/20/2008 — Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Johnson won’t play in Thursday night’s game against the Steelers, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com.
Johnson is being deactivated for violating a team rule.
Chris Henry or Glenn Holt will start in ...
CHAD SAYS HE AND THE BENGALS WILL BOUNCE BACK
profootballtalk.com 12/11/2008 — During the off-season, Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson wanted the team to trade or release him. But despite going through a season in which the team is terrible and his own stats are down, he says he’s looking forward to bouncing back next ...
News - Chad in waiting - Cincinnati Bengals
bengals.com 10/16/2008 — Posted: 5:25 p.m. Maybe Chad Ocho Cinco, who thinks he knows one of the reasons his numbers are down, is going to get some shots Sunday because on Wednesday offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski sounded like Marvin Lewis did on Monday when he talked ...
Bengals Using Chad Johnson as Scapegoat..Deactivate Him From Thursday Night Game
blacksportsonline.com 11/20/2008 — Here is the reality of the situation. The Cincinnati Bengals are looking for scapegoats. The management is horrible, the coaching is suspect and the players lack the desire, talent and intensity to win. The Bengals for years have passed off their problems on players in hopes that the bias ...
Chad Ocho Cinco is suspended tonight for not sitting up straight
sports.yahoo.com 11/21/2008 — Here's
the story from Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com on why
we won't be seeing Chad Ocho Cinco on the field this evening against the
Steelers :
A few local reports have surfaced that alleged that the receiver overslept and arrived late for a team ...
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sportsillustrated.cnn.com 11/4/2008 — Bengals wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco is very excited about Barack Obama . Chad confirmed that he put "Obama '08" banners in both goalposts at Houston on Oct. 26. He said he was very close to getting two touchdowns that game but came up just short in ...
BENGALS KEEPING CHAD
profootballtalk.com 11/23/2008 — At a time when some are wondering whether receiver Chad Johnson’s recent antics at a Wednesday night meeting might have been enough to prompt the Bengals to move on, don’t count on it happening.
Per Charley Casserly of CBS, the Bengals ...
Chad’s Learned Nothing from Latest Run in With Lewis
bengalsgab.com 11/27/2008 —
I guess Chad Ocho Cinco still hasn’t learned. Yes, the Bengals WR seems to have a full understanding as to why he was sent home before the Bengals took on the Steelers last Thursday, but at the same time, doesn’t appear to have learned ...