Chad Johnson demands to be traded before draft

[MapleLeaf]

From espn.com

Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson left no room for doubt Wednesday: He wants out of Cincinnati as fast as possible and he doesn't plan on reporting for any future Bengal function -- mandatory or voluntary.

What spurred Johnson's immediate reaction was a statement made by quarterback Carson Palmer that indicated Johnson had told Palmer he would be at the team's mandatory minicamp in mid-June. Johnson said that wasn't true.

"I want to make this very clear,'' Johnson said Wednesday. "I don't know where he got that. I made no assertion to Carson that I would do that. Nothing has changed from what I've been saying for three months that I don't want to play for the Bengals.''

Johnson made one of his strongest statements in saying he is not planning on reporting to any team functions because he wants to be traded.

"I want to be traded before the draft, and if that doesn't happen, I want to be traded as soon as possible,'' Johnson said. "I don't intend on reporting to anything.''

The Bengals said they have no comment in response to Johnson's statements. A team spokesman pointed to coach Marvin Lewis' statement at the owners meeting that he has fully discussed the Johnson situation and didn't feel it was productive to talk about it again.

Johnson is skipping the team's offseason workouts as he tries to push for a trade. But the Bengals have also made it clear that they have no plans of trading him.

Lewis has said repeatedly that the team has no plans to deal Johnson, despite the wide receiver making the rounds of radio and television talk shows to voice his displeasure about his situation in Cincinnati.

In a February interview with Jim Rome, Johnson said he felt he was being blamed for the Bengals' problems and disappointing showing last season.

"I'm not allowed to say. I get the blame; the so-called best player, I'm the problem," he said. "Someone in-house is spreading this. Maybe they want me to quiet down [and] stop being me. That is not going to happen. I can't function that way. I tried it. It sucked. There was no excitement."

Last month, on ESPN's First Take, Johnson again hinted at wanting a trade.

"I want to continue my career wherever I have the opportunity to win a playoff game and get to the Super Bowl. That's where I want to be," he said.

Wednesday, the Pro Bowl wide receiver said he was surprised by Palmer's comments about his possibly reporting to mandatory camp.

"I wish he would stay out of my business,'' Johnson said.

 

[DJT]

Hmmm....I have no idea on this whole situation...somehow though, i'm leaning towards he'll be back with the Bengals.

 

[kdogg]

He needs to go now, IMO it just doesn't seem like he is going to come back to the Bengals now. Or that the Bengals would even want him lol.

 

[AirForceFlash_3]

I agree with kdogg, after all this and what he said to his QB Carson Palmer and HC Marvin Lewis, there is no way he can come back and be looked at the same. The Bengals just need to trade him in order for both sides to be happy and be able to move on!

 

[jarrod2323]

i say trade him - but trade him to a bottom dweller team so that he can't make playoffs... why should he be able to demand what team he goes to?

trade him to the falcons - they're rebuilding and possibly could trade some picks for him

 

[RipCity32]

Trade him to Detroit, and get rid of Roy Williams, I dislike Roy..

Johnson-Johnson combo = OMG

 

[.loggie]

i agree 100% with Rip but id like to see him go to miami.

 

[RipCity32]

Even though it will never happen I'd love to see it.

 

[jarrod2323]

if they traded Roy to CIN, I would so go get a jersey..

not sure why you hating on the only WR to consistently perform for the Lions, no matter who the Head Coach or what system is run... but ok

 

[RipCity32]

1. He drops many many catches that you would have to see to know what I mean.
2. To cocky.
3. Never really liked him.

 

[.loggie]

i happen to love rod marinelli. i hate our GM tho

EDIT: Chad Johnson is cocky too tho Rip

 

[RipCity32]

Roy is cocky when we are loseing. Doing his 1st Down are movement crap when we are down 3 touchdowns in the 4th quarter. He just annoys me, and I think he needs to go.

 

[.loggie]

lol true that. he wont be there forever though

 

[RipCity32]

Yeah we will see. We oughta trade him either way, maybe not for a WR. I'd like to see us build around Calvin.

 

[.loggie]

yeah, we could get something pretty decent for him like a DT or a QB <_< although i love kitnas leadership, sometimes he needs to shut up

 

[RipCity32]

I love Kitna, he's a hard nosed player. Unlike former QB's here. Like Joey <_<

 

[.loggie]

haha, if we had a better o-line some QBs might still be in Detroit.

 

[DJT]

haha, if we had a better o-line some QBs might still be in Detroit.

Like Joey Harrington

 

[MapleLeaf]

wtf with the lions talk lol. this is a chad johnson thread

 

[Grandy28]

Rip, not to be mean or anything, but you don't know <Censored> about the Lions.

Roy isn't really that cocky. Who doesn't drop passes on the Lions? You can't name one player that doesn't. Plus he is recieving double teams all the time. Kitna needs to go before Roy Williams.