Marvin Lewis Denies TJ Houshmandzadeh Rumors

Marvin Lewis says trade rumors regarding WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh couldn't be less true. "Boy, that's a bad rumor, huh?" Lewis said. "Number one, you're going to get a club in trouble for tampering. That club has already been penalized once this year, very harshly. (The 49ers forfeited their fifth-round draft pick in an NFL sanction for tampering with Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs.) Number two, what club in its right mind would trade for a player that's going to be an unrestricted free agent? Again, if you're going to start a rumor, make it a good one. OK? Make it something that makes some sense to people inside the NFL. It's unfortunate."