No love for Ocho Cinco
April 17th, 2008, 7:02 am · Post a Comment · posted by Alex Kreitman
The star wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals is getting on my nerves. If I hear one more time this offseason that he wants to be traded I may fly to Ohio and whoop his … OK I’m just kidding there. I don’t really care that much.
But seriously, Johnson demanded again Wednesday that the Bengals trade him. He’s been vocal about his dislike for the organization and the direction it’s headed and pronounced he wanted to be traded “now.”
I admit, I used to enjoy Johnson’s end zone celebrations after touchdowns and looked forward to watching whatever antics he had cooked up. His acts were a regular part of the football routine which is Sunday afternoons. I also loved his ESPN commercial which was basically a brainstorming session on new TD dances.
But now I realize that all of his showboating, trash talking and dancing was just because he’s a punk.
Looking back at all the stunts he’s pulled he really is a child in a grown man’s body. Let’s remember a few.
1.) He dies his hair blonde and shaved it into a mohawk.
2.) He wores a grill in his teeth before several games
3.) He wore a jacket with Hall of Fame written on the back
4.) He wore special cleats with pictures of himself on it.
5.) He taped the words Ocho Cinco on the back of his jersey.
And of course, don’t forget about the TD dances which have accumulated thousands in fines. The CPR one might be my favorite.
He sat down with Michael Irvin a few months back and the interview was out of control because Chad is out of control.
After hearing his Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer say that he expected Johnson to be at training camp, Johnson went off. He called ESPN NFL reporter John Clayton, the ugliest man I’ve ever spoke with in person, to vent.
Johnson said he wanted Palmer to stay out his business and reiterated his demand for a trade, saying not after the draft, not over the summer, but “now.”
But who is he to demand trades? I hate more than anything when players make demands like this one. Johnson is under contract therefore too bad if you want to be traded.
I don’t mind if players ask for a trade in a respectful manor, like behind closed doors with management like an adult. But going off in the media and demanding left and right you be moved without actually setting up a sit down with your bosses is so childish. Short and simple, Johnson is a baby. He signed a contract to play with the Bengals, that’s his problem and no one else’s.
I hope the Bengals don’t trade him and he spends the year miserable. I hate when players get what they want in situations like this. As if the millions of dollars and fancy cars he already owns aren’t enough to keep him happy. Just play football and shut up already. I don’t care how good you are. Enough of the crap.
