Chad Johnson's been asked again and again if he wants to be traded from the Bengals, and his responses have been sort of wishy-washy and non-committal, if not also completely wacky.

But that gray area that existed before is now gone. After Carson Palmer said this morning that Chad Johnson would be in camp "when he had to," Johnson called up ESPN's John Clayton and let him know that that wasn't the case.

"I want to make this very clear. I don't know where he got that. I made no assertion to Carson that I would do that. Nothing has changed from what I've been saying for three months that I don't want to play for the Bengals. I want to be traded before the draft, and if that doesn't happen, I want to be traded as soon as possible. I don't intend on reporting to anything.''

Yeah, I'd say that's pretty clear. Denis Lemieux wasn't that adamant about being traded in Slap Shot (naughty language alert).

I don't blame Chad Johnson for all the problems with the Bengals, but still, I don't see how they could possibly bring him back. The guy's a distraction when he's perfectly happy. Having him on the roster when he's this cheesed off would be absolutely disastrous. By Week 10, he'll be making Terrell Owens look like Rudy Reuttiger by comparison.

He and Marvin Lewis have a relationship that's beyond repair, and honestly, I don't blame either of them. Chad Johnson is perfectly justified in being frustrated with Marvin Lewis, and Marvin Lewis is perfectly justified in being frustrated with Chad Johnson.

The Bengals should get rid of them both as soon as possible, and make sure the EA Sports people have enough time to get Chad's goofy celebrations moved over to another team.