Ocho Cinco professes love for Vaqueros
March 20, 2008 2:23 PM
Bengals receiver Chad Johnson has hit the national TV circuit to promote an obscure Web film and express his desire to play for another team. The Bengals have continued to say that Ocho Cinco will return next season, but that hasn't stopped him from lobbying for a trade.
Last night, "Agent Ocho" (his name in a Web short called "The Rookie") stopped by Fox's "Best Damn Sports Show Period," which is hosted by several former athletes who may look vaguely familiar to some of you.
As Al Breer points out on my old blog, Johnson didn't think he'd have any trouble co-existing with Ocho Uno. In fact, he thinks his arrival in Dallas would pretty much guarantee a Super Bowl title.
"If I end up in Dallas, I would just look at which finger I'm gonna put it on," Johnson said. "That's it. Ain't no ifs, ands or buts about it."
So how do you think these two selfless men would get along together in the same locker room? Well, Johnson doesn't think it will be any different than Cincinnati, which is comforting when you consider how well things seem to be going there.
"It's gonna work," Johnson said. "T.J. [Houshmandzadeh] and Chad Johnson are no different than '81' and '85' because T.J. is a No. 1 receiver. We just happen to be two No. 1 receivers on the same team at the same time. It's no different."
I was so intrigued by this idea that I placed a call to the Valley Ranch information desk and asked whether something like this could happen. Judging by the laughter on the other end, I'm thinking it's a long shot.
"We're always willing to listen," said a VR source. "But it's hard to imagine something like this actually happening. Do you know where I can see the video?"
The fellas from BDSSP also asked Johnson about the punch he allegedly threw at head coach Marvin Lewis at halftime of a 2005 playoff game.
"That's not what happened," he insisted. "There was an incident. Man, I was pissed off. I was mad. I'm in the biggest game of my career, I got one catch, y'all are not using me. I'm pissed off. I'm emotional. You know how I am about the game.
"So I'm in there going off. And I have an IV in my arm, and I get up screaming, I'm mad. Carson's hurt, he's on the table, knee's gone. I'm not getting ball, and I'm going off, I'm screaming. And [receivers coach] Hugh Jackson restrains me. He put me in a headlock. So I couldn't move. Coach [Marvin] Lewis comes over, talks to me, restrains me also. That's where it ended.
"Yeah, something happened, I'm not going to sit here and lie. But that was it. Now, [former Bengal] Shaun [Smith] comes back with me throwing the punch. Man, if I threw the punch, I wouldn't have no problem if I wanted to get out of Cincinnati, because I wouldn't be there right now. In truth, no one's bigger than no organization. Not even Chad Johnson, trust me."
Chad, Matt Mosley thinks you've made some excellent points.
Memo to Cowboys: Please make this happen. The T.O.-Patrick Crayton combo isn't working for me.
Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson, Marvin Lewis
Thursday, Mar 20, 2008 9:04 am EDT
