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Trade Chad Johnson. He obviously doesn't want to be here. I was never under the impression that Bengals fans blamed Chad Johnson for losing, or at least I didn't and I didn't hear any of my friends saying that. I'm not sure who's ploy this is, Chad's or his agent's, but regardless he needs to be traded.

Chad with Jim Rome
Do you want to be traded?
"I'm going to leave that to the Shark (agent Drew Rosenhaus)"
Are you happy in Cincinnati?
"I'm not allowed to say. I get the blame......the so called best player....I'm the problem. Somebody in-house is spreading this. Maybe they want me to quiet down, stop being me. That is not going to happen. I can't function that way.
I tried it...I sucked. There was no excitement."
Can they make it right with you?
........long pause.......I think I could be here with you all season...on your show"
Is it blown up...not fixable?
"I'm leaving that to Drew. It's been bad (in Cincinnati)....I'm the scapegoat...alot of stuff in house is happening I'm not fond of. It doesn't sit well with me. I have fun. I'm a little outlandish. I produce. I do everything to help us win.
Who does have your back?
"TJ has my back.....Carson....that's it....that's really it"

I find it interesting that Carson has Chad's back, considering the number of plays Chad just quits on because he's afraid of getting hit. But kudos to Carson.

and then there's this...

Chad was working it during the season
MiamiHerald.com
Rumors about the Dolphins trading for Cincinnati receiver Chad Johnson have swirled since Johnson told WSVN-7 on Saturday, `` Bill Parcells, call me.'' But as Fox insider Jay Glazer noted off air Tuesday, Johnson approached opposing coaches this season and asked them to get him out of Cincinnati. Glazer said he doesn't expect the Dolphins to trade for Johnson because ``I don't see him as their kind of guy, and for [Bengals owner] Mike Brown to trade him, it would take a lot.''

Both are taken from Lance McAlister's blog. There's more on ProFootballTalk, too. By the way, lol at Chad Johnson in Miami. Have a blast with that one Chad! (sorry Mike) Chad Johnson is a jackass. In the back of my mind I always feared he'd go T.O. on the Bengals. It sucks that that day actually came.

Yay Bengals.