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"A league source tells us that multiple members of the Cincinnati Bengals witnessed a troubling incident as the team prepared to take the field for the second half of Sunday's playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Per the source, the last few minutes of intermission were ticking away, when the players were startled by the sight and sound of a helmet slamming against the glass pane of the training room door. Inside, receiver Chad Johnson and receivers coach Hue Jackson were engaged in an altercation. At one point, Johnson was seen holding Jackson in a headlock. Coach Marvin Lewis entered the training room to intervene, and Johnson (per the source) took a swing at him. Eventually, receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh broke up the skirmish, within a minute or so of the team exiting the locker room for the second half. On Monday, several members of the team pointed to the Johnson-Jackson-Lewis incident as the catalyst for the loss of a 17-14 halftime lead and, ultimately, a 31-17 defeat. Word is that Johnson was unhappy with the lack of balls thrown to him in the first half. A total of three passes came his way, with two completions. In the second half, another three passes were thrown to Johnson, with only two more completions. For the game, Johnson had four catches for 59 yards. The incident could have an even more lasting impact on the team than quarterback Carson Palmer's torn ACL and MCL. Some players, we're told, don't want to see Johnson back next year, and there's a belief that the team will be less inclined to give in to Johnson's request for a hefty restructuring of a contract that expires after the 2009 season. So the Chad Johnson saga very well could evolve into the 2006 version of the Terrell Owens fiasco. If so, it's very bad news for a franchise that otherwise looked to have a very bright future."

http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

1/10/2006 2:38:54 PM

*sigh* fuck me

1/10/2006 2:40:15 PM

rumormill

1/10/2006 2:40:34 PM

it true, that does not surprise me at all

1/10/2006 2:43:21 PM

^^yes but this is becoming a prominent rumor...and I definitely wouldn't put it past Chad. I know some NFL players read this site. They also say the newspaper says that Palmer's injury is not as clean as thought. I need to stop reading about the Bengals for a few months.

Also...remember Chad's sign... "TO: I get you baby"


[Edited on January 10, 2006 at 2:45 PM. Reason : :/]

1/10/2006 2:43:50 PM

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"Word is that Johnson was unhappy with the lack of balls"

1/10/2006 2:49:23 PM

hell hath no vanity like a wide receiver's ego...

1/10/2006 2:50:52 PM

profootballtalk.com is probably the most unreliable website so dont take anything they say too serioulsy....they are right maybe 15% of the time

1/10/2006 2:59:29 PM

^I would actually say about 40% if you just include their rumors and not links from articles

1/10/2006 3:11:46 PM

pay him

1/10/2006 3:35:01 PM

haha, i wonder if i will see this on PTI
didnt hear rome talk about it today

1/10/2006 3:52:48 PM

Niether WR, TO or Chad Johnson, could hold Steve Smith jock this season. These guys are running their mouths while Steve Smith is worried about Ricky Proehl retiring b/c he want to learn more from him.

That is the difference.

1/10/2006 5:15:12 PM

steve smith is good friends w/ chad johnson, i would think they had similar manners, but they both have had locker-room/film-room altercations w/ others though

1/10/2006 5:47:09 PM

Yeah, Steve Smith broke some guy's jaw, didn't he?



And what the fuck does he even have to do with a topic on Chad Johnson?


I get the impression that even though "Chad Johnson or TO couldn't hold Steve Smith's jock," that 1234chs would relish the opportunity

1/10/2006 7:01:35 PM

BECUZ DEES IZ PANTHURR CUNTRY!

where steve smith is god, jake dosent look like a country yokel, and blah blah blah

1/10/2006 7:16:28 PM

haha

1/10/2006 8:46:21 PM

and where the buccaneers' season is already over

1/11/2006 10:38:45 AM