ESPN radio was spreading rumors this week that the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys may work a trade for unhappy wide receiver Chad Johnson. Who is the magic player? No other than our safety, Roy Williams.
I don’t know what the ramifications are for such a deal, because Williams’ contract for the Cowboys is killing the salary cap. But there is no doubt the Bengals may be interested in the Pro Bowl Safety. And if the Bengals are able to obtain a Pro Bowler for Chad Johnson, I think they’d pull the trigger, instead of trying to take draft picks.
I’ve avoided the Johnson crap all week because he has been doing this all year. He’s been on radio shows ever since the season ended talking about how he wants out. We’ve heard he could land in Dallas, Washington, Philadelphia, and just about every team that is in need of a high-profile wide receiver. But there hasn’t been a smidgen of evidence that the Bengals have even tried to trade him.
If the Cowboys were really going to trade Williams, it leaves a huge hole in the secondary, one that is already looking like swiss cheese. No matter how questionable his play is, he is still likely to play better than any rookie we bring in to start.
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Cincinatti is not going to trade him. If he doesn’t play, he doesn’t get paid. The salary cap for them will be screwed up for the next 4 years with his contract, but that is something the NFL is going to have to take a stand on. If the NFL is going to try to make the salary cap system successful, they are going to have to put an end to this crap that Rosenhaus is pulling. He should be banned as an agent from the NFL or they should just throw the cap out the window. This guy is making it impossible for the teams in the NFL to carry a 54 man roster. Pretty soon, the guys he represents are going to have to play both sides of the ball if they are all going to get the money he is insisting for them.
Having said that, the salary cap is going to be sticking around for a while, and personally, I think that the Cowboys as an organization should refrain from picking up more of Rosenhaus’s clients or it’s just a matter of time til Dallas is in the same situation as Cincinatti right now. Chad Johnson needs to be made an example of. Yea, he is a great player, but the NFL needs to put an end to this insanity. He signed a contract with Cincinatti, and needs to fulfill his end of it and just play ball. Quit pouting Chad. You are just another Keyshawn. If you can’t stop crying long enough to play, maybe you should take Gumbel’s spot and go announce like Keyshawn. The link above shows Rosenhaus’s NFL clients including the draft prospects on the left. DRC is not there, but a wide reciever from Michigan State is there. Will Philadelphia take him? Especially after the T.O. incident, I wander? Something for Ian to think about. Anyway, of the rumored WR’s that could possibly be traded to Dallas, Roy Williams is the only one not represented by Rosenhaus. Don’t take unneccesary risks Jerry Jones. Roy Williams may be your best bet.
I agree that chad might be taking it to far with the media, but if he is truly unhappy with the Bengals, why shouldnt he ask for a trade. After a player signs a contract, if the team doesnt want him anymore, there allowed to just trade him, so why cant a player asked to be traded if he isnt happy. I would welcome him because I think that if Chad becomes a part of our offense, where untouchable.
I think he would be ok in Dallas for a little while. Until his personality clashes with someone. What if he and Tony Romo have the same type relationship as he did with Carson Palmer. That is a possibility with his attitude. I don’t think he is worth the risk with what it would cost the Cowboys to get him here. He is a great player though, so if Dallas brought him in I think it would be much like the T.O. situation. We would love it if he does good, but I don’t think Chad and T.O. truly would like to share the same stage. They both feed off of attention, and as soon as one is getting more than the other, there goes the bitchin. I know he says he wants to be a Cowboy, but how would T.O. and Tony Romo feel about it? More importantly, how does Jerry Jones feel about it. The same goes for any other reciever I guess, but with Chad, you know he will get more attention than T.O. –He is like the Dennis Rodman of the NFL with a touch of Keyshawn Johnson to me. He sure can riverdance though.
By the way, I don’t think there is anything wrong with asking to be traded. The way he went about it was WRONG. The way he is still demanding is WRONG. Nobody wants to be on a losing team, and everyone wants more money. Rosenhaus is trying to get more money too, which is driving this deal. This guy is turning atheletes into insane Hollywood actor types to make more money for HIM, when they need to be focused on football. I wander if he represents outside of sports. Brittney Spears? ———————————-Teams making trades is business, players demanding trades, especially to a particular team, is not (in my opinion) ok. If he doesn’t like it in Cincinatti, and he wants out, Cincinatti has the right to trade him to the team who has the best offer. It’s a business not a freaking playground ,shirts and skins, saturday at the park ball-game. It is going to hit the Bengals salary cap hard if they trade him. NOT trading him is business savy and the league should back the Bengals up on this so it stops happening. Chad needs to shut up now and play or go home.
I can’t see any trade happening until after June unless Chad agrees to restructure and/or give money back so that the salary cap hit for this year isn’t so big. However, I can’t really fault his whiny, bitchy behavior; it seems to be WORKING. He’s alienated his head coach, QB, and WR, and those are just the people we know about. They’re going to have trouble keeping him because he’s burning his bridges to the ground. The bengals can’t deal with more bad press and his trade value is just going to diminish the longer he holds out. What I DON’T get is why the Cowboys would want him. They already have a tempermental stud wideout and have much greater needs elsewhere. Cowboys fans are just waaay too obsessed with getting a second superstar wide receiver.
I’d pull the trigger tomarrow and is steamroller the only one who posts comments ? It wont happen but if i was jones id make it happen hes going to pull a t.o so Mike Brown for once do the right thing and get rid of a player who will not i repeat steamblower not play a single snap in a bungals uniform.
I’ve heard the same rumor but with the Eagles and Lito Shepherd as the destination and the reciprocation, respectively. However, as Redskins Guy says, the cap hit for the Bengals at this point pretty much rules any trade out. Plus, as great as Williams and Shepherd are, the secondary is the one area on defense that the Bengals are already proficient. Another #1 receiver or a point of attack disrupting DT after June 1st? Maybe. Suppose Cincinnati takes Chad’s whiny a** to court over breach of contract? Hmm. Anyway, I’ve had quite enough of him in stripes.
I’ve heard the same rumor but with the Eagles and Lito Shepherd as the
destination and the reciprocation, respectively. However, as Redskins
Guy says, the cap hit for the Bengals at this point pretty much rules any trade out. Plus, as great as Williams and Shepherd are, the secondary is the one area on defense that the Bengals are already proficient. Another #1 receiver or a point of attack disrupting DT after June 1st? Maybe. Suppose
Cincinnati takes Chad’s whiny a** to court over breach of contract?
Hmm. Anyway, I’ve had quite enough of him in stripes.
i agree with steam, the nfl has to take a stand on these guys that want to break there contracts. the owners are obligated to stand by a contract either buy paying the player what he’s due and also taking the cotract life as a hit on the salary cap. that’s beginning to be difficult to work out when you start to have many multiple long term deals with pro-rated signing bonuses that can be extended out well beyound the life of the contract or the playing time of the plyer himself. more and more teams are seeing that long term deals make it almost imposible to trade if you have to eat so much of the remaining portion of the contract and not have the services of that player. so the logical solution is not to trade. the owners are shackeled here. i think cinncy would trade cinco if they possibly could, but the terms of the contract that cinco demanded at the time may have put the noose around his own neck. the agent really could give a shit at that point because he get’s his money, so these guys are being financially mis led. in my opinion cinncy has no choice but to keep cinco and demand he plays through his contract. it’s the best for the team. piss on cinco, he demanded the contract and most importantly he SIGNED it. does your signature and your word mean anything in this world anymore?
Yea, Wayne, your right. He might not play for the Bengals, but that doesn’t mean he will play for the Cowboys either. Looks like you and I got off on the wrong foot. Isn’t what I was after, but I will not get into it with you. I will come here to blow off STEAM when it has to do with LandryHat’s posts or the Cowboys. PEACE