Will Chad Johnson be traded?

[The Irish Doggy]

Found this little blurb on the bengals.com website... Funny how this kind of stuff doesn't get the press that the original ESPN story did.

 

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Chad Johnson, still clearly stung by last month's criticism for selfishness and antics, says he's no longer talking to the media because "I don't want to be a distraction."

 

Meanwhile Palmer, who just shaved off his season-long beard at the request of his wife, isn't so sure if Johnson's media ban will have a long life, either.

 

"I wouldn't count on it," Palmer said.

 

But it held up Wednesday. With the theme of the week the outstanding receivers on the field for both clubs, Houshmandzadeh did his first conference call with the opponent's media this season even though he's led the NFL in catches all year. The Arizona media must have been watching because it requested him.

 

Johnson seems pretty adamant. The last time he spoke to the local media outside of the contract he has with Fox 19 was Oct. 22, the day Johnson said he wouldn't be surprised if the Bengals traded him even though Marvin Lewis refuted a Chad trade report.

 

ESPN later clarified that report and said no Bengals official had mentioned a trade and earlier this month Bengals president Mike Brown said Johnson is staying put.

[Caveman_Nick]

He'd look really good starting next to Randy Moss in New England...

 

[gsmayes]

Just like all the BS Kobe trade reports. ESPN is no longer in the business of reporting the news, they want to create it.

[Ziachild007]

Meanwhile Palmer, who just shaved off his season-long beard at the request of his wife, isn't so sure if Johnson's media ban will have a long life, either.

 

"I wouldn't count on it," Palmer said.

 

Does anyone else get the feeling that Carson and Chad aren't exactly "best buddies"?