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Originally Posted by sandtrapjack
I am reminded of Lance Briggs when he made the same statements last year at this time. Who can forget "I'll never play another down in a Bears uniform." Not only did he play, but he signed a big contract with them as well later in the season. So we all know how that turned out.
Then when his absences were going to cost him money, he was the first one in the locker room. I can see a similar situation with CJ.
Right now, the "voluntary" workouts do not cost him anything. Just wait until camp starts and he does not get paid and gets fined 10,000 a day for holding out. I have a feeling he will show up.
If Johnson wants out of Cincy SOOOO bad, how come we hear him scream TRADE ME! But we do not hear him say "I'll pay back my signing bonus" to alleviate that cap hit.
If he REALLY wants out of there that badly he needs to pay back his bonus and not ask the Bengals to make all of the financial sacrifices associated with his trade.
Put up or shut up Johnson.....you are wasting everyones time.
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Agree 110%. I would love to see him as a Skin. He would make our offense at least a threat. Teams would have a hard time deciding who to cover.....but I can't see him going anywhere if he is not willing to concede something. Unless he or his agent has been trying to negotiate this very issue behind the scenes. I checked one of the Bengals message boards and they said something about last week CJ's agent was seen talking to the coach who had his arms crossed and did not interact with the agent. Now we hear CJ again. Interesting.
My arguement in the past has simply been "Never say Never." People are saying CJ will never be traded due to his CAP hit. I keep pointing out exactly what you said Sandtrap....that Arrington was able to work it so I can't see why CJ can't but he has to be willing to concede something.