Chad Johnson on His Future with the Bengals
NFL Gridiron Gab —
Bengals' Chad Johnson: I Plan to Show Up
FanHouse —
Filed under: Bengals, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson is unhappy in Cincinnati, but if there was ever any doubt that he will, in fact, play in 2008, he erased those doubts in an ESPN interview. "My plans are to show up and embarrass everybody that tries to cover me," Johnson said when asked if he'll be there for the Bengals' first mandatory practice. "If they're satisfied with what we have, and think that's gonna get us where we need to go, then so be it." Really, Johnson has no choice but to show up: Does anyone think he's going to skip the season and the 17 weekly paychecks that come with ...
Chad Johnson Responds to Marvin Lewis' Comments
Cincy Jungle —
If there's anyone that suspects that Chad Johnson is a "team player", surely, Johnson's recent interview on SportsCenter changes that. By my count, Chad referenced himself (either through "I", "me" or in third person), 28 times. When asked what he's going to do when mandatory camps come around, he'll "show up and embarrass everyone that tried to color me". Whatever that means. Chad says he's all about making people "like me, the player", but now he claims he doesn't care. Personally, we feel that Chad Johnson ...
Brian Kenny's Media Approval Rating Went Up A Little Bit [That's It]
Deadspin —
ESPN yakkity-yak Brian Kenny displayed the appropriate amount of annoyance and amusement during his teeth-pulling interview with aggrieved Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson. Kenny, not getting too much out of Chad besides his usual grousing (although, Johnson did say he wouldn't sit out next season) attempted to gracefully sign off from the interview.
"That's it," Chad said, which startled Kenny. He then attempted a follow-up question which also went nowhere. Again, Kenny tries to sign-off gracefully and, again, Chad doesn't go away.
The whole interview starts to derail about the 1:10 ...
Newsday paper boy tries to makes sense of Ocho Cinco
Sports stories from Newsday —
In case you missed it on SportsCenter, here is Brian Kenny - a former Newsday delivery boy in Levittown - trying his best to conduct a grownup phone conversation with Chad Johnson.
That's it for now. My old pal Tim Layden of SI predicted last summer I'd burn out on blogging by October if I didn't slow my pace.
He was off by six months.
Chad Johnson Interview On ESPN
NFL RUMORS —
Here's a great interview with Chad Johnson that was on ESPN last night. It's pretty funny.
Sign of Change?
The Sports Buzz —
Well earlier today the Cincinnati Bengals cut ties with troubled Wide Receiver Chris Henry after his latest run in with the law. Henry is facing possible assault charges after punching an eighteen year old which then followed Henry to blasting a car windshield with a beer bottle. After being suspended for half the season last year, this is what Henry has done after “learning his lesson”. Good riddence, that’s one problem solved for Cincy.
Now to what seems to be the most childish soap opera in the NFL, and that is what is going on with head coach Marvin Lewis and All-Pro Chad Johnson. All off-season Johnson has ...
Chad Will Go To Mini-Camp
MVN Outsider —
After the release of Chris Henry today, all that trade speculation about Chad Johnson should go away, as I previously felt even before the incident. They simply need him with no clear third receiver. Now, the issue with be Ocho Cinco actually playing for Cincinnati, as there have been whispers that he’d hold out, asking for change.
However, on ESPN last night, Chad took part in an interview that can only be described as bizarre. As usual, he left people scratching their heads, but finally did give a definitive answer when asked if he would show up to mandatory mini-camps in June:
“My plans are to show up and embarrass everybody that ...
Not the Best Week Ever
Low Percentage Shot —
Don’t ask me why I arbitrarily choose Wednesday as Not the Best Week Ever day. Maybe it’s because I lack the time and creativity to come up with something new by the time Wednesday rolls around. Anyway, here are some people who are not having the best week ever:
Tiger Woods: You called it, right? It always comes back to Tiger Woods. After coming ...
Just get to the freaking point, Ocho Psycho
The Meaningful Collateral —
Look, Mr. Johnson:
We don’t care if you want a trade, and we’re glad you finally said it. But don’t waste our damn time going through this dog and pony show, crying at the Superbowl, crying at the Pro Bowl, crying to ESPN’s Brian Kenny (which we’ll show you in a second) and calling out the only player in Cincinnati that still has a shred of credibility, Carson Palmer.
GET-TO-THE-FREAKING-POINT. It took you three months to get here, and now you can’t even remember what you told everyone before.
Carson says you told him you would be in camp. You get pissed, call ESPN’s John Clayton and say ...
