Truth & Rumors > NFL
Ocho Cinco is up to his old tricks
Bengals minicamp might have opened Thursday with the promise of a new season on the horizon, a chance to put aside the bad feelings associated with last year's 7-9 campaign. Instead, the day was shrouded in controversy regarding the team's most talked-about player, Chad Johnson. The disgruntled wide receiver, who has demanded a trade and said he feels alienated from teammates and coach Marvin Lewis, reported for workouts, was cleared to practice and then sat out most of the day's activities. Lewis, throughout the day, repeatedly tried to downplay any friction between player and team and seemingly reached out to Johnson. Wearing a microphone for Cincinnati.Com at the start of the 3 p.m. workout, Lewis walked up to Johnson, who was stretching. Lewis asked when Johnson was going to give him some love. Johnson said the situation was about business. Business is about playing, Lewis told Johnson. Johnson said it's frightening when a great player is angry. At one point during the afternoon, after the Bengals had said Johnson had passed a physical and had been cleared to practice but refused, agent Drew Rosenhaus, working from an SUV in the parking lot, responded. "Chad is not refusing to practice. He's not practicing because he has an (ankle) injury that easily could lead to an operation," the agent said.
More FanHouse Blogs
- UFC 106 Fight Card
- UFC 106 Results
- Stefanie Spielman Dies at Age 42
- Bears Shun NBC for Sunday Night Game
- Parisyan Pulls Out of UFC 106, Dana White Says Move is Career Ender
- Questions Surround ESPN's NBA Latino Power Rankings
- Steelers Fan Claims He Was Poisoned, Blinded in Chicago Bar
- Bosh Will Consider Joining Wade in Miami
- Chelios Fights Father Time for Last Shot
- Zack Greinke Wins AL Cy Young Award
Stub Hub
The 2009 schedule has been released. Search for tickets!
Truth & Rumors
MOST POPULAR
-
1
Agent: 'Extraordinary' interest in Bay
- Views
- 5935
- Comments
- 1892
-
2
Vikings to consider L.A. move?
- Views
- 66843
- Comments
- 1879
-
3
Bills owner wanted Gruden
- Views
- 28648
- Comments
- 339
-
4
Mayo rebukes Bruschi's Belichick knock
- Views
- 45369
- Comments
- 264
-
5
Can Iverson lure LeBron to Knicks?
- Views
- 10537
- Comments
- 176
Most Active Users
Comments + Blog Posts + Throwdowns
Message Boards
-
NCAAF > General NCAAF
Are college football coaches…
- Views
- 327
- Replies
- 51
-
NFL > Pittsburgh Steelers
Big Ben accepts Blame for loss…
- Views
- 310
- Replies
- 70
-
NCAAF > General NCAAF
CFB Game Day 11/21/2009
- Views
- 173
- Replies
- 90



Alison Preston
Melissa Haro



Comments (76) Add A Comment
Who Cares
HotMom
Provo, UT
Total Comments (36)
Down with Rosenhaus! What a lying buzzard!
Oso Famoso
Palinville, AK
Total Comments (17911)
Ah, gold ole Ocho Stinco!
Skippy
Total Comments (222)
At least they found a new, less friendly picture of him. That "I'm a little teapot" image was getting old and tired all at once.
Oso Famoso
Palinville, AK
Total Comments (17911)
Should be an interesting summer..
jj730
Total Comments (9560)
Ahh, the old "fake an ankle injury" trick. Inventive. Maybe he's gonna try to "Keyshawn" his way outta town now.
Keepinitreeuh
Total Comments (603)
Why do players like Rosenhaus .. he sucks
jmphilliesfan
Sewell , NJ
Total Comments (77)
Players like Rosenhaus, because he gets his clients big contracts.
Jason70
Charleston, SC
Total Comments (2562)
"I'm going to pass on talking about Chad today," Palmer said. "I think everybody in here is probably sick of hearing about him and everybody out there is sick of hearing about him."
Palmer has this covered.
pw
New Baltimore , NY
Total Comments (2906)
this guy is absolutely ridiculous!! they should deactivate him immediately. he's a joke with only himself in mind. its sickening that the media even entertains his shenanigans. this is about business, bad business on him and his agent. if he doesn't want to play on the team.....sit his butt down permanently! its just like a baby throwing a fit until they get what they want. and its no coincidence that he and TO share the same agent. TO was doing this very thing just a few years ago. make him pay and sit him out!!
Al_Cheese
Richmond, VA
Total Comments (1451)
Maybe he will get hurt...........badly.
Rex Ryan
Total Comments (1251)
Keep it up Ocho Bozo. You are the most retardidly entertaining self-centered whack job going right now. Stage is all yours....
BoBo
Total Comments (268)
Bring out the stretcher!!!!!
Rex Ryan
Total Comments (1251)
.B. Bechtel, a part-time City Councilman from Midland, TX , was
asked on a local live radio talk show, just what he thought of the
allegations of torture of the Iraqi prisoners.
His reply prompted his ejection from the studio, but to thunderous
applause from the audience.
"If hooking up an Iraqi prisoner's balls to a car's battery cables will save
one Texas GI's life, then I have just three things to say."
"'Red is positive."
"Black is negative."
"Make sure his balls are wet."
SUPOMAN2000 | 06/13/08, 07:26 AM
This one had me puzzled, since I am not too far from Midland, and I had never heard this story. I thought it was unlikely that the radio station would throw the guy out, so I looked into it. The Midland city council hasn't had a Bechtol or Bechtel on its roster. None of the newspapers locally refer to such a person, which would be remarkable for a city councilman.
Upon further looking, it turns out the urban myth web sites are already onto this one.
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/b/bubba.htm
It is a good story, but the guy isn't from Texas, a city councilman, and it wasn't on the radio. He's a professional comedian.
I'm sure he is laughing right now.
It's one thing to put up a funny story, but to claim it's real is another. This urban myth has been going around a long time.
HOOAH05!
Total Comments (15369)
Following in the footsteps of TO.......... just remember that your always welcome to come play for the BOYS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
LuckeyStoke
Cocoa Beach , FL
Total Comments (209)
hey...never claimed the story was real...just laughed my **** off when someone sent it to me so i thought i would share a funny story...way to really get that one!!! PLUS...i'm from TX and i had never heard of 'em either
SUPOMAN2000
Homestead , FL
Total Comments (24)
Ocho Bozo!! Good one BoBo
Mental Ray
Princeton, NJ
Total Comments (959)
Comment
Remember to keep your posts clean. Profanity will get filtered, and offensive comments will be removed.