Chad Johnson stoked the flames in Cincinnati again this week in an attempt to put more heat on the Bengals front office in hopes of forcing a trade. And anytime a wide receiver of Johnson's caliber has the potential to hit the market, Eagles fans have to keep an ear to the ground.
We've been down this road with Ocho Cinco before. He's obviously unhappy with the direction of the team and doesn't see his situation improving.
The Bengals would face an approximately $8 million salary cap hit if they moved him and thus have indicated their intention to retain the O.C. Again, not a surprise.
The new wrinkle is the involvement, involuntary or otherwise, of Johnson's teammates.
During an interview on ESPN Radio, Johnson reiterated his desire to become an ex-Bengal. When told quarterback Carson Palmer believed Johnson was only posturing and would be there when the lights went on, the O.C. said something to the effect of Palmer "minding his own business."
A day or so later, fellow wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh said of Johnson "If he's not traded, he's going to be a problem."
Stop me if you've heard this before: extremely talented yet disgruntled wide receiver squabbles with teammates, defies authority figures, divides locker room, and eventually leaves team in a shambles.
The similarities are frightening, right down to the weasel agent-in-common. Next question.
Cincinnati had no problem waiving the oft-arrested Chris Henry, and it seems as though there are plenty of people associated with the Bengals - management, players, coaches, fans - who would gladly clean out the O.C.'s locker and drive him to the airport.
Truth be told, a month ago I would have volunteered to shuttle him from Philly International to the NovaCare Complex.
Now all of a sudden, he seems like more trouble than he'd be worth.
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