Is this still a story? Johnson saga

Video: Chad Johnson 2007 highlights

Recently I have noticed an increase in hits from people outside of Cincinnati.

Many Bengal fans will agree that they would rather not see Chad Johnson in orange and black this upcoming season.

The rest of the NFL fan base is hoping that Johnson will be traded to their favorite team.

If you went by which fans are the most interested in Johnson, judging by my numbers I would to rank the top three teams as the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears.

Obviously this doesn’t mean that those team’s front offices are interested in Johnson, however those front offices have to realize that their fan bases would be extremely happy if they made a move for the wide receiver.

While other cities can’t seem to get enough about Chad Johnson trade rumors, I just want to stop writing about it.

So here it is - I will not write about Johnson until he is traded. If he remains on the team I will still write about him, I mean I have to, however it will be brief and I will not use his name. So from now on, Chad Johnson will be known as “the wide receiver.”

His name must never be said on Bengalstripes, however I will keep his name listed under the categories menu (on left) so you can read about the wide receiver.

Oh, the Bengals started their offseason strength and conditioning program today. The media asked questions about the wide receiver.

Head coach Marvin Lewis said that he talked to the wide receiver, “a few times. I don’t need to weigh in on what my conversations are with Chad. My conversations with Chad this year have been no different than they were a year ago.”

According to the wide receiver, he hasn’t talked to Lewis all offseason, so somebody is lying.

Video tribute of the wide receiver: done by an Eagle fan or at least I think so

9 comments ↓

#1 woody on 03.24.08 at 10:06 pm

I agree cj deserves no more press or comments, ignore him and maybe he’ll disappear. I propose a moratorium…no matter what happens in the off season no one should mention “the receiver” again.

#2 LGK on 03.25.08 at 11:12 am

props to bengal stripes

someone should tell the media about this– it’s a great idea

#3 Chris Sabo Fan Club Prez on 03.25.08 at 11:53 pm

What’s the possibility of the bengals benching “the reciever,” much like how the eagles handled t.o., should he continue his antics into the season?

#4 LGK on 03.26.08 at 11:09 am

Bengals ranked 25th out of 32

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=cr-rankings032408&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

#5 D. Sharp on 03.26.08 at 1:03 pm

I heard on the radio today theat Chad said he would play in the arena league b-4 play in cincy again.

#6 admin on 03.26.08 at 1:11 pm

I remember Jay Crawford of ESPN2’s First Take put those words in the wide receiver’s mouth a week ago. “WR” is just repeating that. It is a joke. However, unlike his jokes in the past, this one isn’t original at all. I’m going to start blogging about the draft because this is stupid - I will let ESPN and 700 WLW take care of this nonsense.

#7 admin on 03.26.08 at 1:22 pm

It sounds like the WR might sit out. Marvin Lewis won’t bench him. A few times in the past, Lewis took away starts from his players when they misbehaved, missed a practice or were late for a meeting. However, Lewis would bench them for only the first play of the game. So in the opener, the WR might be benched on the first play, which will be a one-yard run up the middle by Rudi Johnson.

#8 admin on 03.26.08 at 1:26 pm

LGK,

Yahoo must be run by a bunch of ya-hoos, mmmmm, a yoo-hoo sounds good right now. Do they even make those anymore?

One thing I do know is that no one should make their preseason power rankings right now. There is much more to do - such as the Draft, trading, free agency, June 1st cuts, training camp - actually everything.

#9 Courtney on 03.30.08 at 7:23 pm

Yes, they still make Yoo-Hoos. You can buy them at almost any grocery store in the country. Enjoy!

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