Hump Day Headlines: More Chad

Chad Johnson to be traded June 1st

The Broncos look to forget about last week's loss to the Jaguars as they visit the Patriots (3-2) on Monday night. This game was circled on my calendar back in August as the biggest game of the season. A win in New England prior to their bye week would give the Broncos more confidence than Chad Johnson has in the endzone. The Broncos are the only team that has been successful...

John Clayton of ESPN has reported on ESPN's NFL Live that there is only an outside chance that the Cincinnati Bengals will trade WR Chad Johnson. ...

So Chad Johnson legally changed his last name to "Ocho Cinco", and thought it would be a breeze to get the NFL to allow him to sport it on the back of his jersey. Well, that plan just hit a snag. A $4+ million snag."Don't expect to see Chad Johnson Ocho Cinco wearing his new name on a jersey anytime soon. CNBC's Darren Rovell reports on his blog that the former...

Chad Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals has made every move possible to get himself traded to another team. The Oakland Raiders under Al Davis are known for taking the malcontents and giving them another chance allowing them to succeed. That was a reputation that was well earned back in the Raiders' salad days, but in recent years the Raiders have not been so successful with those moves.

In the Denver Post, columnist Bill Williamson regurgitates some trade and free agency rumors that have been floating around ever since the end of the season:Believe the reports that the Redskins are going to try to pry receiver Chad Johnson from Cincinnati. Johnson has been vocal about his desire to ...

As the pre-draft hysteria levels heighten before Saturday's opening to the NFL Draft, rumors, speculation, and deals become bigger. Evidence of this was yesterday's blockbuster trade between the Chiefs and the Vikings. Another player being speculated about is Cincinnati's Chad Johnson, otherwise known as Ocho Cinco for the number he wears on game day. Daily, the Cowboys and Adam...

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis doesn’t see both Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh leaving in Lewis also said losing David Pollack to a career-ending neck injury set the defense Former Bengals LB Riall Johnson says that being a Toronto Argonaut last season was even ...

Chad Johnson talks a good game - it's just to bad he fails to live up to the hype with touchdown celebrations.

While the Bengals and their fans are happy that wide out Chad Johnson has shown up at camp, they will have to wait a little longer for him to take the field. Johnson will not take the field just yet for Cincy, as he is still recovering from offseason ankle surgery. He spent [...]

Mike Lowell loves playing for the Boston Red Sox whether they win the World Series or end up losing to the Cleveland Indians in Game 5 of the ALCS. It really says a lot about a modern day player who is not afraid to voice his candid opinion to the media. Most athletes who choose to go this route are covered due to their extreme outspoken personalities (see: Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson...

Coming into the NFL,Reggie Bush was one of the most hyped rookies in recent history. Bush came into the league from Southern California along with a heisman trophy so he was a marketing dream for most companies. Most rookies coming in don't have endorsements with Subway or challenge the diet pepsi machine at the combine. But looking at Bush's career so far it is very similar...

Everybody’s favorite off season subject is which wide out should the Eagles bring in. Many Eagles fans are obsessed with Wide Receivers. Rumors surface about trading for Chad Johnson, then Roy Williams, and then Larry Fitzgerald. WR is clearly running away with the Poll I posted. Note: There is...

Disturbing news for some Giant fans, per columnist Mike Florio of profootballtalk.com. Lost amid the hype and the preparations for Super Bowl XLII is Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey. And his apparent lack of interest in what his team is trying to accomplish might be reason enough for the Giants to sever ties with him. Shockey broke a leg late in the regular season. As recently...

In his earlier mock draft, that denizen of the Dark Side Raider X promised to go over the expectations for the entire Oakland Raiders' draft day haul. He did not acquire Chad Johnson, but did trade away a player to reclaim two of the lost rounds. Once again, Chris Long becomes a Raiders despite Don Banks's false rumor mongering. Without further ado, I'll turn this over to X.