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Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:19 am EST

Les Nessman Reporting: No Ocho Cinco Thursday night

By Scott Pianowski

The messy relationship between Chad Johnson and the Bengals continues to fumble towards its inevitable divorce. The team has decided to deactivate Ocho Cinco for Thursday's game at Pittsburgh, citing a violation of team rules.

Fantasy owners pretty much cut bait on Johnson a while back, so the only real exercise left for us is to guess what Johnson actually did. Let's have some fun with it. The best answers might be invited to compete in a playoff pool with me and my flatliner roto friends.

Oh, if you're in a deep league, it might be worth it to snag Chris Henry. He'll definitely be needed with Johnson suspended and Antonio Chatman hitting injured reserve. But given the limitations of Ryan Fitzpatrick and the presence of T.J. Houshmandzadeh, I wouldn't expect miracles from Henry.

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  1. pianow
    1. Posted by pianow Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:10 pm EDT

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    I think Johnson questioned the Cincinnati playbook, saying it was "too character driven." I could be wrong.
  2. Chris N
    2. Posted by Chris N Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:19 pm EDT

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    Maybe he's the one who told McNabb there were two overtimes at the game last week...
  3. Jamie Mottram
    3. Posted by Jamie Mottram Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:28 pm EDT

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    Man, tonight's game REALLY sucks.
  4. Ray
    4. Posted by Ray Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:01 pm EDT

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    He pooped the futon they share at the Bengals practice facility.
  5. bkwhoppa66
    5. Posted by bkwhoppa66 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:08 pm EDT

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    Yawn.
  6. David S
    6. Posted by David S Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:38 pm EDT

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    Chad Johnson was suspended reportedly for attending and participating in a Kansas City Chiefs practice Tuesday.
    "I just wanted to check out the field for good places to stash props for next year" was the only comment Ocho Cinco offered.
    Chad put in a full day of work, and should be good to go in 2009.
  7. j_n_16
    7. Posted by j_n_16 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    he tried to steal T.J.'s last name in hopes that the stats would transfer over to him
  8. Patrick
    8. Posted by Patrick Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:01 pm EDT

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    Unconfirmed reports say that he walked around the locker room wearing Panthera saying "theyve done studies you know, 60% of the time, it works every time."
  9. bumpschoool
    9. Posted by bumpschoool Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:15 pm EDT

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    He tried to change his name to Chad Intercambio.
  10. JohnnyFootballHero
    10. Posted by JohnnyFootballHero Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:57 pm EDT

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    if ocho gets traded elsewhere at the end of the season, would he be worth acquiring at a basement value right now for a keeper league?
    what i mean is, will his stats jump if he goes to a team such as the eagles or chiefs, where he could contend for the #1 WR spot?
    p.s. #8 - you mean "sex panther." and it stings the nostrils...
  11. uefiji
    11. Posted by uefiji Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:27 pm EDT

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    must be a slow news day when this is a "rumor"
  12. Dan B
    12. Posted by Dan B Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    He changed everyone's jersey's to "Ocho Cinco".
  13. Neil V
    13. Posted by Neil V Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:42 pm EDT

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    Wait, the bengals have team rules?
  14. The Thrilla in Vanilla
    14. Posted by The Thrilla in Vanilla Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:01 pm EDT

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    Not to wet-blanket the Fun Truck, but high-level sources have this as a fist-fight during a team meeting. Apparently, this violates team rules.
    Donovan McNabb was unaware of this rule, and thought you could only be deactivated for fist-fighting your teammates in the playoffs.
  15. Dan
    15. Posted by Dan Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:36 pm EDT

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    He probably kept calling audibles in practice, and then lining up in the wildcat formation - with him at QB. Problem is he had to shove Fitzpatrick out of the way each time. The coaches want him to play nice next time, so they're making him take a timeout.
  16. Dan
    16. Posted by Dan Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:36 pm EDT

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    In practice yesterday I mean.
  17. John D
    17. Posted by John D Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:26 pm EDT

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    He changed his name to Marvin Lewis and told everyone Ocho CInco would be starting at QB instead of Fitzpatrick, then tried to change Carson Palmer's name Chris Henry so that when he got a DUI, he would get suspended from the league for life.
  18. soltan8
    18. Posted by soltan8 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:32 pm EDT

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    He failed to commit a crime in the alloted amount of time, and team rules clearly state that "each player must commit at least 1 crime during the contract period or be subject to suspension"
  19. 2pacalypse
    19. Posted by 2pacalypse Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:08 pm EDT

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    I don't really know or care, I just made an obligatory comment because I wanted to play in your fantasy league.
  20. Neil V
    20. Posted by Neil V Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:42 pm EDT

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    nice soltan8
  21. Vince F
    21. Posted by Vince F Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:35 pm EDT

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    In an effort to motivate his teamates, he pulled down his pants to reveal an 'Ocho Cinco' tattoo plastered on his rump.
  22. oshmikeosh
    22. Posted by oshmikeosh Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:46 pm EDT

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    Apparantly there is a clause placed in all of the contracts that the Bengals sign with their players that prohibits them from taking part in any activity that would be considered dangerous or hazardous to the players' health and career without their permission. Chad Johnson was reportedly osberved attempting to prove once again that he is the fastest man in the league. Instead of a racehorse Bengals' officials were tipped off to the fact that Chad was partaking in these activities when he was seen at the local greyhound racetrack with the mechanical rabbit in his mouth while doing the Ickey Shuffle in front of the dog's cages.
  23. pianow
    23. Posted by pianow Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:10 pm EDT

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    You guys are hilarious. Outstanding turnout so far.
  24. Eric
    24. Posted by Eric Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:57 pm EDT

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    Well this all started the other night, Cedric Benson was wasted and getting all philosophical, as drinks often do. (in a drink slurred tone) "Man Ocho Cinco means eight five, not eighty five." Housh overhears this and gets very upset, feeling that it is making a mockery of Spanish speaking people everywhere. So he brings this up to management, and they suspend Chad for being racially in insensitive
  25. Arndt Going To Lose
    25. Posted by Arndt Going To Lose Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:55 pm EDT

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    Last I heard was he put on a straight jacket and made a bet with his teamates that he could get out in less than 2 minutes. He promptly dislocated his shoulder and was out in 85 minutes and won quite a bit of money. Team rules stated that gambling is prohibited.

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